| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 238 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Denarius (1/2) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3 g |
| Dimensions | 20.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.2#5, OCRE#ric.4.balb.5 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Balbinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP C D
CAEL BALBINVS AVG (Translation: Imperator Caesar Decimus Caelius Balbinus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar Decimus Caelius Balbinus, emperor (Augustus).) |
| Reverse description | Balbinus, togate, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and parazonium in left hand. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | P M TR
P COS II P P (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time, father of the nation.) |
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| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (238) - - |
| Catalog ID | 4326985230 |
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