BALBINUS. 238 AD. AR Denarius (3.21 gm). IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS II P P, Balbinus, togate, standing left, holding branch in right hand and parazonium in left. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 26; RSC 20. EF, choice portrait. ($1000) From the Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection. Ex Numismatik Lanz Auktion 80 (26 May 1997), lot 536 Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2058. Lot sold for $600, plus buyers fees. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.