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Electronic Auction 524  28 Sep 2022
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Lot 589

Estimate: 300 USD
Price realized: 500 USD
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Balbinus. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 20.41 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special inaugural issue. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Balbinus, Pupienus, and Gordian III, all togate, seated left on low seats on platform, extending hands; on platform at left, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia; on platform at right, soldier standing facing, holding spear; at foot of platform to left, citizen climbing steps, holding out fold of toga in both hands. RIC IV 14 (same obv. die as plated example); BMCRE 5 (same obv. die); Banti 4 (same rev. die). Green-brown surfaces, scrape on reverse. Near VF. Rare.

From the Conti Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk.
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