Triton XVIII, Lot: 1194. Estimate $500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pupienus. AD 238. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.87 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission. IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PAX PVBLICA, Pax, draped, seated left on throne, holding up olive branch in right hand and transverse scepter in left. RIC IV 4; BMCRE 46-7; RSC 22. Near EF, lightly toned, traces of deposits.

From the D. Fagan Collection. Ex Pegasi 109 (14 September 1998), lot 295.