CNG 87, Lot: 1060. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. As Caesar, AD 238. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 22.42 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission of Balbinus and Pupienus, circa April-June AD 238. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Emblems of the pontificate: lituus, secespita, patera, guttus, simpulum, and aspergillum. RIC IV 3; Banti 59. Good VF, red and brown patina, some roughness.