Description
Rome, 238 AD. Æ sestertius, 24.70 gr., 33 mm.
Obv: IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINUS AUG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus to the right.
Rev: P M TR P COS II PP; Balbinus, togate, standing to the left, holding branch and parazonium.
Ref: RIC 16; BMCR28-30; Banti 7.
Green/brown patina, minor roughness on reverse. Struck on a broad flan. Good Very Fine.
From the Lionel Tenby collection. Ex CNG XXVII (29 September 1993), lot 1072 (with ticket).
