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Antoninianus - Balbinus PIETAS MVTVA AVGG

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Balbinus (Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus) (238)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 238
Value Antoninianus (1)
Currency Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition Silver
Weight 4.4 g
Diameter 22.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
280598
References RIC IV.2# 12
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 1938. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.2. Macrinus – Pupienus (AD 217–238). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.4.balb.12
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Balbinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Decimus Caelius Balbinus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Decimus Caelius Balbinus, emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Clasped right hands.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PIETAS MVTVA AVGG

Translation:
Pietas Mutua Duorum Augustorum.
Mutual piety of the two emperors (Augusti).

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 1.84–5.59 g;
Diameter varies: 22–22.5 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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