CNG 88, Lot: 1384. Estimate $300. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 21.16 g, 1h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 13th emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory standing left, holding palm frond and shield set on captive seated left. RIC IV 337a; Banti 105. Good VF, dark gray patina, some red, minor flan flaw on reverse. Attractive late portrait.