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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 8361435, member: 87200&quot;]Whether they were dynamic or not, we may never know...</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a matched set of Sestertii that I bought at the same time. Can&#039;t get one of these dudes without the other. Also, notice that the Pupienus coin celebrates his victory over Maximinus Thrax, whereas Balbinus emphasizes Concord.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, there was very little cooperation between the two former senators, each residing in a separate part of the Palace and worrying about which of them would either be dispatched by the licentious Praetorian Guard or would engineer a coup against the other.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pupienus Æ Sestertius. 33mm, 29 grams, A.D. 238</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG S-C, Victory standing front, looking left, holding wreath and palm branch.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: RIC 23a, Cohen 38.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pupienus1-jpg.1105112/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pupienus2-jpg.1105113/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Balbinus. AD 238.</p><p><br /></p><p>Æ Sestertius, 33mm, 22.9g, 12h; Rome mint. 1st emission.</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Obv</i>.: IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Rev</i>.: CONCORDIA AVGG; Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopia; S C in exergue.</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Reference</i>: RIC IVb 22, p. 171.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/balbinus1-jpg.1081790/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/balbinus2-jpg.1081791/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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