Triton XV, Lot: 1547. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Balbinus. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st emission. IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS II P P, Balbinus standing left, holding olive branch in extended right hand and scepter in left. RIC IV 5; RSC 20; BMCRE 26-7. Choice EF, lustrous. Excellent metal.