CNG 87, Lot: 1053. Estimate $5000. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian I. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 19.25 g, 12h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 12; Banti 8. VF, dark gray and brown patina, areas of red on reverse.