CNG 87, Lot: 1072. Estimate $300. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 17.45 g, 12h). Rome mint, 4th officina. Special emission, AD 240. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Gordian on horseback right, raising hand; signa on either side. RIC IV 315; Banti 32. VF, dark brown patina. Extremely rare.