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Sestertius of Maximinus Thrax
Obverse: Bust of Maximinus Thrax, laureate, draped, right; beaded border. Reverse: Pax standing frontal, looking left, holding a branch in her right hand and a rod in the left.
The thickness of this piece as well as other irregularities indicate it may not be an authentic sestertius of Maximinus Thrax.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1 1/8 × D: 3/16 in. (2.89 × 0.55 cm); axis: 12:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.535