CNG 96, Lot: 835. Estimate $500. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pupienus. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.11 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pupienus standing left, holding branch and parazonium. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 50; RSC 29. Near EF, slightly granular surfaces.