Lot 461: Maximinus II Daia (308-313 A.D.). Civic Christian Persecution Issue. Antioch. - VICTOR-IA AVGG / B / ANT Victory

Roman Empire - Maximinus II Daia (308-313 A.D.). Civic Christian Persecution Issue (0.89 g. 15 mm.). Antioch mint, AD 310-313. IOVI CONS-ERVATORI Jupiter, wearing cloak, seated l., holding sceptre with his l. hand, globe on his outstretched r. hand. VICTOR-IA AVGG / B / ANT Victory, wearing long dress, standing l., holding wreath in her raised r. hand. C. 53 (Julianus II). Van Heesch, NC 1993, 66, 2. Rare. Good Very Fine condition, beautiful brown original patina. Full details, complete legends. Very rare. An active campaign of persecution against local Christians by Maximinus II reached its height during 310-313 the eastern cities in Nicomedia, Antioch, and Alexandria. Christians were subject to confiscation of land and property, and expelled from the cities; Churches were closed and ransacked. These three major mint cities struck a series of small bronzes honoring the old Greco-Roman gods - Jupiter, Apollo, Tyche, and Serapis among them. The persecutions subsided in AD 313 as a result of the Edict of Milan, jointly issued by Constantine and Licinius - the senior emperors - which proclaimed a policy of religious freedom, and returned confiscated property to the Christians.

• Offered By: Lucernae Coins
• Lot #: 461
• Listing #: 238727
• Closed: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 6:33:20 PM CT
• Estimate: €80