CNG 84, Lot: 1199. Estimate $300. Sold for $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 19.43 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 1st emission, AD 238. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Fides standing left, holding signum and scepter. RIC IV 254a; Banti 31. Good VF, attractive dark gray-brown patina, traces of red. Lovely surfaces.