CNG 85, Lot: 1058. Estimate $500. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 19.06 g, 11h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 10th emission, AD 242. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Gordian standing right, holding spear and globe. RIC IV 307; Banti 75. Near EF, dark gray-brown patina, traces of red and green. Bold portrait and pleasing surfaces.