230, Lot: 363. Estimate $300. Sold for $725. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Balbinus. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Bearded male figure (Balbinus?) standing facing, head left, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC IV 5; RSC 20. Good VF, lightly toned, reverse strike a bit soft.

From the Elliott-Kent Collection.