CNG 85, Lot: 1047. Estimate $300. Sold for $235. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 20.47 g, 11h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 8th-11th emissions, late AD 240-early AD 243. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sol standing right, head left, raising hand and holding globe. RIC IV 297a; Banti 20. Good VF, dark brown patina, minor flan crack. Bold portrait on a broad flan.