CNG 85, Lot: 1027. Estimate $200. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 23.63 g, 1h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 1st emission, AD 238. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pax standing left, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC IV 256a; Banti 58. Good VF, dark brown patina, red flecks, slight die shift on reverse. Bold portrait.