CNG 85, Lot: 1015. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian II. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 21.24 g, 1h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Virtus standing left, holding shield set on ground and spear. RIC IV 8; Banti 7. Good VF, dark gray patina, traces of red, tiny flaw on cheek. Struck on a broad, round flan. Rare.