Description: Balbinus (238 AD). AE Sestertius, Rome mint 238AD. IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P COS II P P; Balbinus standing left, holding olive branch and parazonium; S C across field.

Diameter: AE30 mm

Weight: 14,92 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: RIC IV 16

Commentary: brown patina with lighter highlights, great profile of Balbinus

History: Historia Augusta describes Balbinus as having been "fond of wine, of eating, and of love".

Article Number: 001-01-01-44147