CNG 85, Lot: 1016. Estimate $500. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Balbinus. AD 238. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.78 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Providentia standing left, holding cornucopia and wand over globe. RIC IV 7; BMCRE 33; RSC 23. Near EF, traces of deposits. Perfectly centered on both sides. Bold portrait.

From Collection RW.