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The Persecution Of The Christians
Lotto 609:
Maximinus II Daia (309-313). AE Follis, mint of Nicomedia, c. 310-313 AD. Obv. DEAE SANC CERERI. Veiled and draped bust of Ceres left, holding grain ear and poppy in raised right hand. Rev. GEN CIVI T NICOM. Fortuna Redux standing facing, head left, holding in right hand rudder set on ground and cradling cornucopia in left arm; in exergue, OPA. Van Heesch, Last 1. 1.49 g. 15.50 mm. RRR. Extremely rare. Lovely dark patina with minor earthy deposits. About VF. A little-known page of late ancient Roman history concerns the last persecutions of Christians, when they were still a religious minority. We often talk about the 'Diocletian persecutions', when in reality the Augustus Maximus didn't have an active role (while he did against the Manichaeans), unlike Galerius who saw himself as the promoter of a persecutory campaign in 302-303 in the East of the Empire.
The persecutions of 310-313 were instead the fruit of a popular uprising under Maximinus Daia, by then Augustus in the East. According to Eusebius of Caesarea he would have collected the requests presented by the delegations of the cities of Nicomedia, Alexandria and Antioch (Euseb. Hist. eccl. 9), which considered unacceptable that Christians were allowed to live with them (the edict of tolerance passed shortly before prevented the prosecution of religious minorities).
These requests were certainly driven by the fear that Christians could supplant the pagan divinities, on whose cult part of the economy of those cities was based.
On the obverse of this coin the goddess Ceres is represented, while on the obverse there is the goddess Fortuna with the legend that recalls the Genius of the city of Nicomedia, still deeply pagan and determined to defend its roots.
The persecutions of 310-313 were instead the fruit of a popular uprising under Maximinus Daia, by then Augustus in the East. According to Eusebius of Caesarea he would have collected the requests presented by the delegations of the cities of Nicomedia, Alexandria and Antioch (Euseb. Hist. eccl. 9), which considered unacceptable that Christians were allowed to live with them (the edict of tolerance passed shortly before prevented the prosecution of religious minorities).
These requests were certainly driven by the fear that Christians could supplant the pagan divinities, on whose cult part of the economy of those cities was based.
On the obverse of this coin the goddess Ceres is represented, while on the obverse there is the goddess Fortuna with the legend that recalls the Genius of the city of Nicomedia, still deeply pagan and determined to defend its roots.
Base d'asta € 100
Prezzo attuale € 130
Offerte: 4
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Prezzo attuale € 130
Offerte: 4
Lotto non in vendita
