Denarius - Balbinus LIBERALITAS AVGVSTORVM; Liberalitas

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	18.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 280614
References	RIC IV.2# 3 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.3 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

Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: LIBERALITAS AVGVSTORVM

Translation:
Liberalitas Augustorum.
Generosity of the emperors (Augusti).

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 1.7–3.33 g;
Diameter varies: 17.7–19.5 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

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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