Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 1173. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $2800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian I. AD 238. AR Denarius (3.52 g, 11h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and scepter. RIC IV 4; RSC 8. Good VF, gold-gray toning, traces of deposits. Rare.

From the Gordon S. Parry Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica A (27 February 1991), lot 1901.