Civilization: Roman Empire
Ruler: Maximinus II
Mint: Heraclea
Year: 310 - 313 AD
Composition: Bronze
Denomination: Follis
Diameter: 23.4mm
Weight: 4.25g
Reference: Heraclea RIC VI 62, E

Obverse
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG, laureate head right

Reverse
GENIO IMPERATORIS, genius standing left, pouring libation from patera and holding cornucopiae, star to left. Mintmark HT (Heraclea Thracia) Epsilon

Maximinus II, also known as Maximinus Daia, ruled as Roman Emperor from 310 to 313 AD. He was a nephew and adopted son of Galerius and rose to power during the Tetrarchy, a system of divided imperial rule. Maximinus governed the eastern provinces, including Egypt and Syria. 

His reign was marked by intensified persecution of Christians, following policies initiated by Diocletian and Galerius. He sought to restore traditional Roman religious practices and issued edicts opposing Christianity, encouraging public loyalty to paganism. However, these measures waned after the Edict of Milan (313 AD) by Constantine and Licinius, which established religious tolerance.

Maximinus' rule ended when he was defeated in a civil war against Licinius, who had taken control of the western provinces. After his defeat near Tarsus, Maximinus fled but soon died, possibly by suicide or illness, marking the decline of anti-Christian imperial policies in Rome.