CNG 88, Lot: 1378. Estimate $4000. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (21mm, 5.21 g, 6h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 8th-11th emissions, AD 240-243. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AETER NITATI AVG, Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe. RIC IV 97; Calicó 3186. Near EF, lustrous, a few light marks, slightly wavy flan.