Sale! MAXIMIAN 317AD Posthumous under Constantine I Rare Ancient Authentic Roman Coin
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Authentic Ancient Roman Coin of: Maximian - Roman Emperor: 285-305, 306-308 & 310 A.D. -
Posthumous Issue, Struck under Constantine I
Bronze AE4 17mm (1.38 grams) Struck at the mint of Thessalonica 317-318 A.D.
Reference: RIC 24 (VII, Thessalonica)
DIVOMAXIMIANOOPTIMOIMP - Veiled, laureate head right.
REQVIESOPTIMORVMMERITORVM Exe: ?TS?A? - Maximian seated left, raising hand
and holding scepter. The primary reason for Constantine issuing these coins probably is political propaganda: Constantine tried to legitimize and consolidate his power by turning to his distinguished family tree of famous imperial relatives.
First, in this period of time, the real basis for imperial power was the support of as many legions as possible. No one could become (and stay) emperor solely based on his ancestry, no matter how many distinguished forebears he could boast of.
On the other side, the Roman legions did value the concept of hereditary imperial power. This was perhaps one of the major reasons why Diocletian's Tetrarchic system (in which the next 'Augustus' was chosen based on his personal merits, rather than on his descent) failed. After the death of Constantius in 306 AD, his legions applauded his son Constantine as the new emperor, circumventing the rightful successor, Severus. In other words, Constantine did not require an extensive line of famous forefathers, dressed in purple, to 'legitimize' his imperial power. He had his legions to serve that purpose. But it certainly did not hurt his position to stress his descent from 'the best emperors' the Empire had known, emperors who became divinities also. Certainly this would not have fallen on deaf ears as far as the legions were concerned.
Constantine, apart from being a ruthless politician, was very aware of the divine world, ...
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