Denarius - Balbinus P M TR P COS II P P; Felicitas

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Balbinus (Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus) (238)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	238
Value	Denarius (½)
Currency	Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition	Silver
Weight	2.6 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 280617
References	RIC IV.2# 6 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.6 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG

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

Reverse

Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and short sceptre in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P COS II P P

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time, father of the nation.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.1–3.13 g;

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (238)

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