Egypt. Alexandria. Pupienus, 238. Tetradrachm (Billon, 23.1 mm, 12.22 g). Dated RY 1 (= 238). A K M KΛW ΠOVΠIHNOC ЄV C Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev. Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; L A (date) to left. Geissen 2607. Dattari-Savio 10162. RPC VII.2, 3651. Emmett 3365. BMC 1837. Cf. SAVIO A., Tetradrammi alessandrini, pp. 133-135. Dark gray-brown patina. Good Very Fine. Very Rare. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd. 45, 09.12.2018, lot 233. The joint reign of Pupienus and Balbinus lasted three months in 238 AD. Of the former, a valiant general, consul and prefect of Rome, we have here a tetradrachm of great rarity with an extraordinary physiognomic portrait of the emperor on the obverse, while on the reverse, an imposing Nike flows, crowning the imperial hopes.