MAXIMIN I the Thracian 20 March 235 - April 238 - Lot 420

MAXIMIN I the Thracian 20 March 235 - April 238 MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM. His laurelled bust, draped and cuirassed right. R/. VICTORIA GERMANICA. Victory standing frontally holding a palm and crowning the emperor standing before her. The emperor holds a scepter and salutes. At his feet, a German captive. In the field, S-C. ♦ Cohen 114; RIC 93; BMC 198 Sesterce (large bronze orichalcum) struck in Rome in 237-238. (20,64 g) Beautiful brown patina. Nice pedigree. Very handsome. From the Collection of Dr. E.P. Nicolas dispersed in Paris on March 9 and 10, 1982. Dr. Etienne Paul Nicolas (1904 - 1981). A physician, he was head of department at the Franco-Muslim Hospital in Paris. He was passionate about Roman history. In 1979, he published a book entitled "de Néron à Vespasien".