280, Lot: 267. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian I. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 19.08 g, 12h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Gordian standing left, holding branch and parazonium. RIC IV 7; BMCRE 4; Banti 1. Near VF, green patina, rough surfaces. Rare.

From the Nera Collection.