MAXIMINUS I, A.D. 235-238. AR Denarius, Rome Mint, A.D. 236. NGC Ch EF. RIC-12; RSC-31A. Obverse: Draped, laureate, and cuirassed bust right; Reverse: Pax standing left, holding branch and transverse scepter. A brilliant Denarius with freshly struck detail and a powerful portrait. This coin would undoubtedly have achieved a higher grade if not for the reverse, which is slightly weaker due to strike rather than from wear. A great example from the first emperor of the tumultuous "Crisis of the Third Century".