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Lot # 497
Balbinus (238 A.D.). AR Antoninianus, Rome mint. Obv. IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. FIDES MVTVA AVGG. Clasped hands. RIC IV 11; C. 6. AR. 4.33 g. 22.00 mm. An outstanding example, perfectly centred on a broad flan. Superb portrait, lovely light iridescent tone, with golden hues. EF.