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Maximinus II Daia, 308-313 (time of). Nummus - “Persecution” Issue. Antioch. AD 310-313 (Bronze, 16.39 mm, 1.28 g). GENIO AN - TIOCHENI, Tyche turreted and veiled, seated facing on rock; below, river-god Orontes swimming. Rev. APOLLONI - SANCTO / SMA, Apollo standing left, holding patera and lyre; on right, Z. RIC -. Vagi 2954. Failmezger 229. McAlee 170. Van Heesch 3a. Light brownish patina with deposits. About Very Fine.
This series was issued during the period of Christian persecution under Maximinus II, Diocletian, and Galerius, and features prominent local statuary from Antioch, including the Tyche by Eutychides (a pupil of Lysippus) and the Apollo by Bryaxis of Athens.