CNG 85, Lot: 1049. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 22.09 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 8th emission, AD 240. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Jupiter standing right, holding scepter and thunderbolt. RIC IV 299a; Banti 36. Good VF, dark gray-brown patina. Struck on a broad flan. Exceptional.