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RIC IV Balbinus 5

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RIC IV Balbinus 5, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 238–238 AD. Obverse: bust of balbinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: balbinus, togate, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and parazonium in left hand. Weight about 2.8 g, diameter 14.4 mm.
obverse RIC IV Balbinus 5
obverse: Bust of Balbinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Balbinus 5
reverse: Balbinus, togate, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and parazonium in left hand
mint Rome weight 2.84g (5)
ruler Balbinus diameter ⌀14.4 (3)
denomination Denarius axis 8↕ (4)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Balbinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG
reverse

Balbinus, togate, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and parazonium in left hand

P M TR P COS II P P
specimens (7)
KENOM 3.09g ⌀21.8 7↕
British Museum 2.61g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
KENOM — Freiberg 3.13g
British Museum 3.15g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Balbinus 5 (ric.4.balb.5), 238–238 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-balbinus-5/ (accessed: 2026-08-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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