CNG 87, Lot: 1059. Estimate $300. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. As Caesar, AD 238. AR Denarius (21mm, 2.67 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st emission of Balbinus and Pupienus, circa April-June AD 238. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Emblems of the pontificate: lituus, secespita, patera, guttus, simpulum, and aspergillum. RIC IV 1; RSC 182. VF, toned, porous. Struck on a broad flan. Rare.