Maximinus I. A.D. 235-238. Æ sestertius. 16.84 gm. 29 mm. Rome mint. A.D. 236-237. His laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM / Salus seated left, resting elbow on chair and feeding out of patera serpent coiled around and rising from altar to left; SALVS AVGVSTI S C. RIC IV.2 85. Very Fine; bold portrait well centered on large flan; handsome glossy red and green patina on particularly pleasing original surfaces.

This collection of early Roman Imperial bronze was formed by an American collector in the Midwest, buying coins in the 1950's from major London coin houses. He affixed collector 'H' numbers written in ink on lacquer on many of the coins. We have correspondence dated in 1950 and 1951 with Leonard Forrer at Spink & Son, Ltd. and William French at Glendining & Co. Ltd. in London, as well as Earle K. Stanton in Los Angeles, Paul S. Seitz in Pennsylvania, and Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts in New York City.