Maximinus II Daia, May 310 - 30 April 313 A.D.
RB115540. Billon follis, RIC VI Siscia 227b (S), Hunter V 15 var. (2nd off.), SRCV IV -, Cohen VII -, aVF, ragged edge, patina chipping, earthen deposits, 3.496g, 24.7mm, 4th officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head right; reverse IOVI CONSERVATORI (Latin: to Jupiter the Protector), Jupiter standing slightly left, head left, nude but for chlamys over shoulders, back and left arm, thunderbolt in right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand, wreath (control) lower left, Δ (4th officina) right, SIS (Siscia) in exergue; ex Leu Numismatik auction 29 (24-26 Feb 2024), lot 3768 (part of)
This coin was dedicated to Jupiter the protector. Jupiter or Jove, Zeus to the Greeks, was the king of the gods and god of the sky and thunder, and of laws and social order. As the patron deity of ancient Rome, he was the chief god of the Capitoline Triad, with his sister and wife Juno. The father of Mars, he is, therefore, the grandfather of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Emperors frequently made vows to Jupiter for protection. The Roman's believed as the king of the gods, Jupiter favored emperors and kings, those in positions of authority similar to his own.