CNG 88, Lot: 1374. Estimate $750. Sold for $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pupienus. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.99 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pupienus standing left, holding olive branch and parazonium. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 50; RSC 29. EF. Well centered and of excellent silver quality.