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Roman Bronze Coin of Emperor Maximinus II Daza (about 1,710-1,715 years ago)

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This bronze coin represents the brief but significant reign of Maximinus II Daza, one of the last emperors to actively promote traditional Roman paganism against the rising influence of Christianity. Ruling primarily over the eastern provinces during a period of complex power-sharing arrangements, Maximinus participated in the final major persecution of Christians before Constantine's reforms changed the empire's religious landscape forever.

Coin Description:

  • Front side: Portrait of Emperor Maximinus II facing right, wearing either a laurel wreath or radiate crown, with Latin inscription stating his name and titles

  • Back side: Typically displays Roman deities (like Jupiter, Sol, or Mars), imperial virtues, or symbolic references to the emperor's supposed divine connection, with accompanying Latin text

Technical Details:

  • Bronze composition

  • Denomination: Follis or reduced follis (standard bronze coin of the period)

  • NGC certified, AE1/2 size designation (indicating a medium-sized bronze coin)

  • Minted between 311-313 AD

  • Condition as certified by NGC

Historical Significance: Maximinus II rose to power within Diocletian's Tetrarchy system, a governmental arrangement designed to prevent succession crises but which ultimately failed. First appointed as Caesar (junior emperor) in 305 AD, he declared himself Augustus (senior emperor) in 310/311 AD, controlling territories in Asia Minor and Egypt. A dedicated traditionalist, he intensified persecutions against Christians that had begun under Diocletian, issuing edicts that ordered sacrifices to Roman gods. His religious policies placed him in direct opposition to other emperors who favored tolerance. After being defeated by his rival Licinius at the Battle of Tzirallum in 313 AD, Maximinus fled to Tarsus (in modern Turkey) where he soon died, either by suicide or illness, bringing an end to systematic anti-Christian persecution in the Roman Empire.

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This bronze coin represents the brief but significant reign of Maximinus II Daza, one of the last emperors to actively promote traditional Roman paganism against the rising influence of Christianity. Ruling primarily over the eastern provinces during a period of complex power-sharing arrangements, Maximinus participated in the final major persecution of Christians before Constantine's reforms changed the empire's religious landscape forever.

Coin Description:

  • Front side: Portrait of Emperor Maximinus II facing right, wearing either a laurel wreath or radiate crown, with Latin inscription stating his name and titles

  • Back side: Typically displays Roman deities (like Jupiter, Sol, or Mars), imperial virtues, or symbolic references to the emperor's supposed divine connection, with accompanying Latin text

Technical Details:

  • Bronze composition

  • Denomination: Follis or reduced follis (standard bronze coin of the period)

  • NGC certified, AE1/2 size designation (indicating a medium-sized bronze coin)

  • Minted between 311-313 AD

  • Condition as certified by NGC

Historical Significance: Maximinus II rose to power within Diocletian's Tetrarchy system, a governmental arrangement designed to prevent succession crises but which ultimately failed. First appointed as Caesar (junior emperor) in 305 AD, he declared himself Augustus (senior emperor) in 310/311 AD, controlling territories in Asia Minor and Egypt. A dedicated traditionalist, he intensified persecutions against Christians that had begun under Diocletian, issuing edicts that ordered sacrifices to Roman gods. His religious policies placed him in direct opposition to other emperors who favored tolerance. After being defeated by his rival Licinius at the Battle of Tzirallum in 313 AD, Maximinus fled to Tarsus (in modern Turkey) where he soon died, either by suicide or illness, bringing an end to systematic anti-Christian persecution in the Roman Empire.

This bronze coin represents the brief but significant reign of Maximinus II Daza, one of the last emperors to actively promote traditional Roman paganism against the rising influence of Christianity. Ruling primarily over the eastern provinces during a period of complex power-sharing arrangements, Maximinus participated in the final major persecution of Christians before Constantine's reforms changed the empire's religious landscape forever.

Coin Description:

  • Front side: Portrait of Emperor Maximinus II facing right, wearing either a laurel wreath or radiate crown, with Latin inscription stating his name and titles

  • Back side: Typically displays Roman deities (like Jupiter, Sol, or Mars), imperial virtues, or symbolic references to the emperor's supposed divine connection, with accompanying Latin text

Technical Details:

  • Bronze composition

  • Denomination: Follis or reduced follis (standard bronze coin of the period)

  • NGC certified, AE1/2 size designation (indicating a medium-sized bronze coin)

  • Minted between 311-313 AD

  • Condition as certified by NGC

Historical Significance: Maximinus II rose to power within Diocletian's Tetrarchy system, a governmental arrangement designed to prevent succession crises but which ultimately failed. First appointed as Caesar (junior emperor) in 305 AD, he declared himself Augustus (senior emperor) in 310/311 AD, controlling territories in Asia Minor and Egypt. A dedicated traditionalist, he intensified persecutions against Christians that had begun under Diocletian, issuing edicts that ordered sacrifices to Roman gods. His religious policies placed him in direct opposition to other emperors who favored tolerance. After being defeated by his rival Licinius at the Battle of Tzirallum in 313 AD, Maximinus fled to Tarsus (in modern Turkey) where he soon died, either by suicide or illness, bringing an end to systematic anti-Christian persecution in the Roman Empire.

Galerius Valerius Maximinus Daza, born as Daza[i] (Ancient Greek: Μαξιμίνος; 20 November c. 270 – c. July 313), was Roman emperor from 310 to 313. He became embroiled in the civil wars of the Tetrarchy between rival claimants for control of the empire, in which he was defeated by Licinius. A committed pagan, he engaged in one of the last persecutions of Christians, before issuing an edict of tolerance granting Christians their freedoms back near his death. Maximinus Daza is the last to be referred as Pharaoh of Egypt.

The emperor Maximinus was originally called "Daza", an ancient name with various unknown high distinction meanings in Illyria, where he was born.[4][7] The form "Daia" given by the Christian writer Lactantius, an important source on the emperor's life, is considered a misspelling.[8][4] He acquired the name "Maximinus" at the request of his maternal uncle, Galerius (a Roman emperor of Dacian and Thracian origin),[9][ii] and his full name as emperor was "Galerius Valerius Maximinus Daza".[11] Modern scholarship often refers to him as "Maximinus Daza", though this particular form is not attested by epigraphic or literary evidence.[8][12]

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