Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus was Roman emperor with Pupienus for three months in 238, the Year of the Six Emperors.
Bust, Hermitage Museum
Portrait of the Roman Emperor Balbinus, dated AD 200–300, from the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Sestertius of Balbinus. Inscription: IMP. CAES. D. CAEL. BALBINVS AVG.
Statue of Balbinus, Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Greece.
Gordian II was briefly Roman emperor in AD 238 with his father Gordian I during the Year of the Six Emperors. Seeking to overthrow Maximinus Thrax, he died in battle outside Carthage. Since he died be
Sestertius featuring Gordian II. The inscription reads imp caes m ant gordianvs afr avg.