MAXIMINVS NOBILISSIMVS CAES, laureate and draped bust right, seen from the front / GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI, Genius standing left, naked except for modius on head and chlamys over shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae. No mintmark. 30mm, 8.26 g. London mint, struck 305-306 CE. RIC 59b.

Ex-Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection, with a note that the coins are from the The Falmouth Roman Coin Hoard (1865). The Falmouth hoard of approximately 600-1000 roman bronze coins of the 3rd and 4th Century AD was found on farmland near Falmouth while ploughing on the 18th April 1865. This small parcel from the hoard was formally in the possession of Lord Stewartby who studied the find and published some of them.

Maximinus II (c. 270–313 CE), also known as Maximinus Daia, was a Roman emperor who ruled as Caesar from 305 CE and later as Augustus in the East from 310 to 313 CE during the final years of the Tetrarchy. A nephew of Emperor Galerius, he was elevated to power due to family ties and military support. Maximinus is best known for his harsh persecution of Christians, continuing anti-Christian policies even after the Edict of Toleration in 311 CE. His rule was marked by tension with co-emperors, especially Licinius, whom he ultimately confronted in battle. In 313 CE, Maximinus was defeated by Licinius and fled, dying shortly afterward—likely by suicide or illness. His death marked the decline of imperial resistance to Christianity and paved the way for Constantine’s rise.