Maximinus II - Augustus 308-313 AD - SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI
IMP MAXIMINVS PF AVG
Laureate head right
SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI
Standards (3)
Weight: 3.74 gr
Diameter: 22.8 mm
Maximinus Daia or Daza, also Maximinus II, was Roman emperor from 308 to 313. He became embroiled in the Civil wars of the Tetrarchy between rival claimants for control of the empire, in which he was defeated by Licinius. A committed pagan, he engaged in one of the last persecutions of Christians