Rare Sestertii for Gordian I & II

CNG 84, Lot: 1186. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian I. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 15.75 g, 12h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Gordian standing left, holding branch and parazonium. RIC IV 7; BMCRE 4; Banti 1. Near VF, dark brown and brick-red patina, minor roughness. Rare.