Ancient Roman Coin

MAXIMINUS IST COINS

C. Julius Verus Maximinus was born in a village on the confines of Thrace, of barbarian parentage, his father bieng a Goth, and his mother a German from the tribe of the Alani. He attracted the attention of Septimius Severus and was permitted to enter the army. On the murder of Alexander Severus in 235, he was proclaimed Emperor.