Editing Balbinus (section)

== Sarcophagus ==
The 'sarcophagus of Balbinus' has earned this Emperor a niche in the history of Roman Imperial art. Presumably while holding the title of Emperor, Balbinus had a marble [[sarcophagus]] made for himself and his wife (whose name is unknown). Discovered in fragments near the [[Via Appia]] and restored, this is the only example of a Roman Imperial sarcophagus of this type to have survived. On the lid are reclining figures of Balbinus and his wife, the figure of the Emperor also being a fine portrait of him. The sarcophagus is held in collection at the ''Museo di Pretastato'' (at the catacombs of [[Vettius Agorius Praetextatus|Praetextatus]]) in the [[Park of the Caffarella]] near the [[Appian Way]] at Rome.

Although in accounts of their joint reign Balbinus is emphasized as the civilian as against Pupienus the military man, on the side of the sarcophagus he is portrayed in full military dress.