Roman Imperial coin – HCR114490

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG

Design:

Bust of Balbinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

Inscription:

LIBERALITAS AVGVSTORVM S C

Design:

Balbinus, Pupienus, and Gordian III, togate, all seated left on curule chairs on platform; behind them, soldier standing left, holding spear; in front of them, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; below, citizen, mounting steps of platform

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Balbinus (ruler/authority)

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Sestertius

Material

orichalcum

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 238

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

22.84

Axis

Diameter (mm)

31.1

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

MS Godwyn Num. 3 p.48; Vaux cat. BW AE I 305

Acquisition date

1770

Source

Reverend Charles Godwyn

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by the Reverend Charles Godwyn, 1770.

Reference

RIC IV.2 : 14

Reference

BMCRE : 5

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.balb.14

Contributors to this coin record

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