CNG 90, Lot: 1659. Estimate $500. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. As Caesar, AD 238. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.02 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Balbinus & Pupienus. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Emblems of the pontificate: lituus, secespita, patera, guttus, simpulum, and aspergillum. RIC IV 1; BMCRE 62-3; RSC 182. Near EF, lightly toned. Rare.