CNG 84, Lot: 1204. Estimate $200. Sold for $430. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 19.35 g, 1h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 2nd emission, AD 239. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left, holding Victory and scepter; at side, shield set on ground. RIC IV 264a; Banti 61. VF, dark brown patina, traces of red, minor die shift on obverse. Banti records three examples.