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Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus
"The Barbarian Emperor" Maximinus Thrax was born around 172 AD in Thrace or Moesia. He is considered the first barbarian (non-Roman) to don the imperial purple. He never set foot in Rome and was the first in a series of so-called soldier-emperors.
His reign is often regarded as the beginning of the Crisis of the Third Century. Ancient sources describe Maximinus as a man of colossal stature—reportedly standing about 250 cm tall. His thumb was said to be so large that he wore his wife's bracelet as a ring. He was noted for his prominent forehead, nose, and jaw. Allegedly, he could pull a loaded wagon with his bare hands, knock out a horse's teeth with a punch, break its leg with a kick, or crush its torso. Among his soldiers, he was nicknamed Hercules or Antaeus.
Denomination: Denarius, Ag
Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus to right, seen from behind, IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG
Reverse: Maximinus standing front, head left, between two standards, raising right hand in salute and holding spear in left, P M TR P II COS P P
Mint: Rome, 236 A.D.
Weight: 3,05 g
Diameter: 19mm
Provenance: Leu Numismatik
Riferimento : 30.1 RIC IV 3, RSC 55
Collezione : IMPERIUM ROMANUM 05 - Military Anarchy p.1