Maximinus Thrax Silver AR Denarius 235AD Salus Reverse
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Description
Emperor Maximinus Thrax (r. 235-238 A.D.) Silver AR Denarius
Obverse: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, Bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse: SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar
Date: c. 235-236 A.D., RIC 14
Size: 21mm diameter, 2.76g weight
Composition: Silver
The reverse of this coin features Salus, the Roman goddess of safety, health and well-being. Salus (via her Greek equivalent, Hygeia) was the daughter of Asclepius, and on Roman coins is typically depicted feeding her father's pet snakes.
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