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Maximinus II Daza (or Daia), full name Galerius Valerius Maximinus, was the nephew of Galerius (q.v.) who made him his junior colleague, or Caesar, of the Eastern Empire (with control of Syria and Egypt) in AD 305. He rose to full Augustus in AD 310 after a brief intermediate period holding the title Filius Augustorum, or son of the emperors, AD 308-9.<\/p>\r\n
Maximinus was known for intolerance towards Christians. Even after Galerius's edict of toleration in 310 seeking to end the Great Persecution, Maximinus still sought to revitalise paganism. He is claimed to be responsible of the martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria (q.v.). On Galerius' death (AD 311), he took over Asia Minor and had designs on Thrace, but was defeated by Licinius I (q.v.). His death followed later in the same year of this setback (AD 313); either from disease, or suicide.<\/p>", "image":"MaximinusII.jpg", "zoomfolder":"Maximinus_II", "dynasty":"10", "murdoch":null, "updated":"2012-06-21 10:32:50", "updatedBy":"56", "created":"2007-08-09 10:51:43", "createdBy":"56", "p":"Period 15", "i":"10", "dyn":"The Tetrarchy", "filename":"Maximinus Daia.jpg" } ], "issuedDenominations":[ { "id":"27", "period":"21", "denomination":"Argenteus", "nomismaID":null, "dbpediaID":null, "bmID":null, "rarity":null, "description":null, "weight":null, "diameter":null, "thickness":null, "design":null, "obverse":null, "notes":null, "old_material":"Silver", "material":"22", "valid":"1", "created":"1998-09-28 00:00:00", "createdBy":null, "updated":"2007-01-09 15:39:56", "updatedBy":null, "rulerID":"96", "issuer":"Maximinus Daia" }, { "id":"32", "period":"21", "denomination":"Aureus (Republic\/Empire)", "nomismaID":"aureus", "dbpediaID":null, "bmID":null, "rarity":"Rare, but 1st to 2nd century AD most common.", "description":"
The aureus (pl. aurei) was a gold coin of ancient Rome valued at 25 silver denarii. The aureus was regularly issued from the 1st century BC to the beginning of the 4th century AD, when it was replaced by the solidus. The aureus is approximately the same size as the denarius, but is heavier due to the higher density of gold.<\/p>
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