Pleasing Portrait

229, Lot: 438. Estimate $300. Sold for $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 17.53 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 236-238. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Salus seated left, feeding from patera serpent rising from altar. RIC IV 85. Good VF, attractive brown patina, compact flan. Pleasing portrait.