Pupienus. AD 238. AR Denarius (21mm, 2.50 g, 7h). Rome mint. 1st emission. IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PAX PVBLICA, Pax, draped, seated left on throne, raising olive branch in right and and transverse scepter in left, fold of drapery over left arm. RIC IV 4; BMCRE 46-7; RSC 22. Beautifully toned. Choice EF. An astounding portrait.
From the Thomas A. Palmer Collection.