Lot 3226
Balbinus. Silver Denarius (2.9 g), AD 238. Rome. IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus right. Reverse : VICT-ORIA AVGG, Victory standing facing, head left, holding wreath and palm. RIC 8; BMC 37-8; RSC 27. Rare. Virtually as struck with a nice bold obverse, reverse from a slightly worn die and all well centered. Lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Rare.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
Ex Goldberg 74 (4 June 2013), 3636.
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