CNG 84, Lot: 1189. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Balbinus. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.83 g, 1h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Balbinus standing left, holding branch and parazonium. RIC IV 16; BMCRE 28-30; Banti 7. Good VF, dark brown patina, traces of red, minor die shift on reverse. Attractive surfaces.