CNG 84, Lot: 1233. Estimate $500. Sold for $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 22.16 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. Special emission, AD 241. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Apollo seated left, holding branch and resting arm on lyre. RIC IV 302; Banti 72. Near EF, lovely brown patina, traces of red. Wonderful surfaces. Bold portrait.