Balbinus. AD 238. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.11 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission.

Triton XXIII – Session Three – Roman Imperial Coinage Part II through World Coinage Part I
Lot: 816. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Imperial, Silver

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Balbinus. AD 238. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.11 g, 12h). 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 facing, head left, holding branch with his right hand and parazonium with his left. RIC IV 5; RSC 20; BMCRE 26-7. Lightly toned with underlying luster, a few minor spots of verdigris. EF.

From the Jack A. Frazer Collection. Ex Leu 75 (25 October 1999), lot 1581.


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