Maximinus II Roman Emperor Authentic Ancient Coin Solid Sterling Silver Necklace

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Maximinus II Roman Emperor Authentic Ancient Coin Solid Sterling Silver Necklace:
$73.42

You are purchasing an Authentic Ancient (4th Century AD,1700+ years old!) Roman Empire Large Bronze Follis Coin of Maximinus II, set ina 25.5 mm 925 solid sterling silver bezel which will not cause any damage tothe coin. 925 solid sterling silver 21\" popcorn chain included. Obverse:MAXIMINVS PF AVG, laureate head right. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiterstanding left, holding Victory on globe and leaning on sceptre, wreath left, Bright. Minted in Thessalonica (modernSalonika, Greece) in 312 A.D. Please take a look at the photos for details.Shipping fees: $3.99 (the 50 states), $18.99 (Worldwide). Thank you forlooking.

Historical Facts:

Maximinus II (Latin: Gaius Valerius Galerius Maximinus DaiaAugustus; c. 20 November 270 – July or August 313), also known as MaximinusDaia or Maximinus Daza, was Roman Emperor from 308 to 313. He became embroiledin the Civil wars of the Tetrarchy between rival claimants for control of theempire, in which he was defeated by Licinius. A committed pagan, he engaged inone of the last persecutions of Christians.

He was born of Dacian peasant stock to the sister of theemperor Galerius near their family lands around Felix Romuliana, a rural areathen in the Danubian region of Moesia, now Eastern Serbia. He rose to high distinctionafter joining the army. In 305, his maternal uncle Galerius became the EasternAugustus and adopted Maximinus, raising him to the rank of caesar (in effect,the junior Eastern Emperor), and granting him the government of Syria andEgypt.

In 308, after the elevation of Licinius to Augustus,Maximinus and Constantine were declared filii Augustorum (\"sons of theAugusti\"), but Maximinus probably started styling himself after Augustusduring a campaign against the Sassanids in 310. On the death of Galerius in311, Maximinus divided the Eastern Empire between Licinius and himself. WhenLicinius and Constantine began to make common cause, Maximinus entered into asecret alliance with the usurper Caesar Maxentius, who controlled Italy. Hecame to an open rupture with Licinius in 313; he summoned an army of 70,000 menbut sustained a crushing defeat at the Battle of Tzirallum in the neighbourhoodof Heraclea Perinthus on April 30. He fled, first to Nicomedia and afterwardsto Tarsus, where he died the following August. His death was variously ascribed\"to despair, to poison, and to the divine justice\".