CNG 88, Lot: 1373. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pupienus. AD 238. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.30 g, 5h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pax seated left, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC IV 4; BMCRE 46-7; RSC 22. Near EF, toned, slightly granular surfaces, light scratches on reverse. Bold portrait.