162087.BALBINUS. 238 AD. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 27.30 g, 1h). Sold For $5750  
 
BALBINUS. 238 AD. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 27.30 g, 1h). 

Obv: IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, 
 seen from front 
Rev: P M TR P COS II P P, S C across field, Felicitas standing facing, head 
 left, holding caduceus in right hand, sceptre in left. 

RIC IV 18; Banti 6 (this coin photographed); BMCRE 32 note; Cohen 19. 

Good VF, brown patina with patches of red and green. Excellent portrait. 


Sold on the CNG Online Coin shop before March, 2006.