Details
LOT 3652
Balbinus AR Antoninianus. AD 238. Rome mint.
IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MVTVA AVGG, clasped right hands. RIC IV 11; BMCRE 71-73; RSC 6. Near Extremely Fine. Toned.(4.46gr, 23mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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