Choice Gordian I Denarius

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1569. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian I. AD 238. AR Denarius ( 3.35 g, 7h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Gordian standing left, holding branch aloft, hand on parazonium. RIC IV 1; RSC 2. EF, Well centered on a broad flan. Rare.

From Collection C.G. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 2235.