CNG 112, Lot: 646. Estimate $500. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pupienus. AD 238. AR Denarius (21mm, 2.54 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pax seated left, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC IV 4; BMCRE 46-7; RSC 22. Toned, slightly granular surfaces, some shallow cleaning scratches. Near EF. Artistic portrait.