One of my bronze coins of Maximimus II from 312 CE
One of my bronze coins of Maximimus II from 312 CE
This particular coin - a follis - was struck in early 312 AD in Nicomedia
Obverse: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG, laureate head right
Reverse: GENIO A-VGVSTI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked, except for chlamys over left shoulder (falls low), holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopiae. Right field: Γ. Mintmark SMN.
SMN stands for 'Sacra Moneta Nicomedia' - the mint in the city of Nicomedia where this coin was struck.
The Γ in the right field is a gamma - the third letter in the Greek alphabet - and signifies that this coin was struck in the 3rd workshop in the Nicomedia mint.
I like this coin a lot because it's in such excellent shape :) Pretty much as struck, except for the silvering which is gone.
Fantastic condition! No one would question that as payment down at the forum
That's the lovely thing about 3rd and early 4th century coins, they are often available in good condition without costing a fortune :) Do you collect coins? If not, wanna start? ;)