CNG 99, Lot: 689. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pupienus. AD 238. AR Antoninianus (22.5mm, 5.08 g, 6h). Rome mint. 2nd emission. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CARITAS MVTVA AVGG, clasped right hands. RIC IV 10b; BMCRE 87-91; RSC 3. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster.

From the Michael Joffre Collection.