bpv_489665 - BALBINUS Tétradrachme
750.00 €(Approx. 787.50$ | 622.50£)
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Type : Tétradrachme
Date: an 2
Mint name / Town : Alexandrie, Égypte
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 10,98 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et épais bien centré. Beau buste de Balbin. Revers à l’usure régulière. Patine marron foncé
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Obverse
Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé de Balbin à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A*2).
Obverse legend : A K DEK KAIL BALBINOS SEB.
Obverse translation : (L’empereur césar Decimus Caelius Balbin auguste).
Reverse
Reverse description : Tyché/ Fortuna (la Fortune) debout à gauche, tenant de la main droite un gouvernail et de la gauche une corne d’abondance.
Reverse legend : LA.
Reverse translation : (An 1).
Commentary
Ce type est beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous le proposons à la vente.
Historical background
BALBINUS
(02-04/05/238)
After the eviction of the Gordians in Africa, the Senate appoints two of its members to fight against Maximin. The descent towards Italy is stopped in front of Aquilée, where it is assassinated in April 238. Balbin, great administrator, remains in Rome while Pupien takes the direction of the military affairs. Despite this efficient distribution of roles, Balbin does not manage to get along with his colleague Pupien. They are first forced to adopt the last male survivor of the Gordian family (Gordian the Younger), promoted to Caesar in February or March. Balbin and Pupien are both murdered, possibly in late April or early May. The new chronology is based on the work of A. Chastagnol and his introduction to the History of Augustus.
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