283, Lot: 318. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 16.70 g, 1h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 5th-6th emissions, AD 239-240. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Virtus standing left, holding branch and spear; shield set on ground to left. RIC IV 293a; Banti 124. VF, dark gray-brown patina, traces of red.