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ID:     410gallery-487
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Pupienus
Date Ruled:     A.D 238
Metal:     Orichalcum
Denomination:     Sestertius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 238
Weight:     18.84 g
Obverse Legend:     IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus right
Reverse Legend:     PAX PVBLICA / SC
Reverse Description:     Pax seated left, holding olive branch and transverse scepter
Exergue:     SC
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC 22a
Reference2:     BMC 48
Reference3:     Cohen 23
Photograph Credit:     Stack's Bower
Source:     http://stacksbowers.com/
Price Sold For:     325 USD
Date Sold:     4/28/2010
Grade:     VF
Notes:     Stacks April 2010 Gallery Auction, Lot 487 Porosity on reverse. Brown patina with a patch of red on Pupienus' head From the collection of Lawrence Feinberg