CNG 84, Lot: 1197. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pupienus. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 23.55 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 23a; BMCRE 58-60; Banti 12. Good VF, brown and red patina. Wonderful portrait.