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CICF Signature Sale 3032 10-12 April 2014
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Balbinus (AD 238). Æ sestertius (32mm, 21.31 gm, 12h). Rome, April-July AD 238. IMP CAES D D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus right / PROVIDENTIA DEORVM S - C, Providentia standing let, holding cornucopia and wand over globe. RIC IV 19. BMCRE 34. Cohen 24. Rare. An outstanding portrait of this short-reigning ruler, struck on a broad flan, with a choice natural green patina, lightly smoothed in fields. NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5. Ex Spink 6018 (London, 26 September 2006), lot 884.
Estimate: 400-500 USD
Balbinus (AD 238). Æ sestertius (32mm, 21.31 gm, 12h). Rome, April-July AD 238. IMP CAES D D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus right / PROVIDENTIA DEORVM S - C, Providentia standing let, holding cornucopia and wand over globe. RIC IV 19. BMCRE 34. Cohen 24. Rare. An outstanding portrait of this short-reigning ruler, struck on a broad flan, with a choice natural green patina, lightly smoothed in fields. NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5. Ex Spink 6018 (London, 26 September 2006), lot 884.
Estimate: 400-500 USD