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Balbinus; 238 AD, Rome, Denarius, 3.02 g. 20 mm BM-26, C-20 (10 Fr.), RIC-5. Obv: IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r., seen from front. Rx: P M TR - P COS II P P The Genius of the Senate standing l. holding branch and short scepter. His hairdo and attributes guarantee that the togate figure in the reverse type is the Genius of the Senate, not Balbinus as wrongly stated in the three standard catalogues
