CNG 84, Lot: 1245. Estimate $500. Sold for $725. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.20 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 13th emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC IV 328a; Banti 27. Near EF, dark gray-brown patina, some flecks of red, minor die shift on reverse. Superb portrait.