• A Rare Witness to Imperial Chaos: Issued during the bloody collapse of the Tetrarchy, this coin captures a moment when Rome's grand succession plan unraveled into civil war and betrayal.

• Certified History in Hand: Graded Very Fine by NGC, this bronze coin bears the striking likeness of Maximinus II, the last staunch pagan emperor and a fierce persecutor of early Christians.

• Legacy of Power and Persecution: A compelling artifact from a ruler who rose through ambition, ruled in conflict, and died in defeat — marking the end of an era and the dawn of a new religious order.

Strike a chord with history through this evocative bronze coin issued under Maximinus II, one of the final rulers of Rome's fractured Tetrarchy. Certified Very Fine by NGC, this Roman AE offers more than metal — it tells the story of ambition, bloodshed, and the fading light of pagan Rome.

Maximinus II, nephew of Emperor Galerius, rose swiftly through the ranks of imperial power — from Caesar in AD 305 to Augustus by 311, during a time when emperors came not by birthright alone, but by force and politics. As the Tetrarchy — Diocletian’s grand solution for succession — spiraled into chaos, Maximinus found himself entangled in a deadly web of rivalries. Ultimately defeated by Licinius I in a brutal power struggle, he took his own life, a final casualty of Rome’s internal wars.

Yet Maximinus left a dark legacy: he was one of the last emperors to lead a systematic persecution of Christians, clinging to traditional Roman religion even as the empire's faith shifted beneath him.

This coin, with its bold imperial portrait and textured patina, echoes a time of upheaval — a relic from the crumbling edge of Roman imperial authority. It’s a tangible connection to a world caught between the gods of old and the rise of new faith, the structure of empire and the chaos of ambition.