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LOT 3127
Balbinus AR Denarius. AD 238.
Rome mint; struck April - June AD 238. IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA DEORVM, Providentia standing to left, holding wand over globe in her right hand and cornucopiae with her left. RIC IV 7; Cohen 23; BMC 33. Extremely Fine. Toned.(2.69gr, 20mm, 6h).
Provenance
Ex Gorny & Mosch 56, 7 October 1991, 588;
Ex Nomos AG, Auction 21, 21 November 2020, lot 340 (dealer's ticket included).
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