CNG 84, Lot: 1214. Estimate $200. Sold for $175. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 16.07 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 4th emission, AD 239. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Virtus standing left, holding branch and spear; shield set on ground to left. RIC IV 281a; Banti 123. VF, dark gray-brown patina. Banti records two examples.