Beschreibung
Erhaltung: vz | Abkürzungen
Katalognummer: Sarmatians
Durchmesser: 17,00 mm
weight 3,28gr. | silver Ø 17mm.
obv. Laureate head of Maximianus right,
surrounded by the legend MAXIMIANVS AVG
rev. The four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod-altar with
military camp in background, surrounded by the legend
VICTORIA SARMATICA, C M in exergue
The reverse legend of this coin refers to a victory over the Sarmatians. In 289 the Sarmatians were defeated by Diocletianus and Maximianus. Maximianus accepts the title Sarmaticus Maximus. The Sarmatians (Latin: Sarmatae or Sauromatae) were a large confederation of Iranian people during classical antiquity, flourishing from about the 5th century BC to the 4th century AD. They spoke Scythian, an Indo-European language from the Eastern Iranian family. The Sarmatians moved to an area called Sarmatia east of Germania and north of the immediate vicinity of the Danube. These barbarous and little know tribes also occupied the vast tracts of modern Ukraine/Russia.
Cohen 551 | RIC 5b (R5) | cf. Sear 13095 RRRR
Wonderful coin of the highest rarity.
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