ROMAN AND BYZANTINE COINS
Balbinus. AD 238. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 28mm, 18.23 g), Rome, April-May 238. IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus to right. Rev. PROVIDENTIA DEORVM S C Providentia standing left, holding cornucopia in her left hand and wand in her right; at her feet to left, globe. BMC 34. Cohen 24. RIC 19. Attractive greenish-brown patina. Good very fine.
From a northern European collection, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 54, 24 March 2010, 1274.