CNG 85, Lot: 1048. Estimate $200. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 20.87 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 8th-11th emissions, late AD 240-early AD 243. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe. RIC IV 297a; Banti 20. VF, attractive brown and dark brown patina, minor die shift on reverse.