ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE

295, Lot: 1. Estimate $150. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 18.91 g, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 13th emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mars advancing right, holding spear and shield. RIC IV 332a; Banti 52. Good VF, dark gray patina, traces of brown and red, reverse double struck, hairline flan crack at 5 o’clock.

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