Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 20.72 g, 12h). Rome mint. 3rd emission, late AD 236-237. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Salus seated left, resting elbow on chair and feeding out of patera serpent rising from altar to left. RIC IV 85 var. (bust angle); BMCRE 175-6 var. (same); Banti 24 var. (same). Dark green and brown patina. Near VF. Extremely rare with this bust variety. Not noted in Banti. See Bertolami 109 (4 May 2022), lot 600 for another example.

From the C. Venetis Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 2 April 2025 at 14:22:40 ET.

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