CNG 85, Lot: 1034. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 20.10 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 3rd emission, AD 239. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Virtus standing left, holding branch and spear; shield set on ground to left. RIC IV 273a; Banti 122. Good VF, brown and dark brown patina, small scratch on cheek, short hairline flan crack.