Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 618. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Balbinus. 238 AD. BI Tetradrachm (12.29 g, 11h). Dated RY 1 (238 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena standing left, holding spear and shield; date across fields. Köln 2609; Dattari 4680; Milne -; Emmett 3371 corr. (Athena holding Nike, spear, and shield). VF. Rare. ($500)