CNG 94, Lot: 1062. Estimate $2000. Sold for $4750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian I. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.09 g, 11h). Rome mint. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory in right hand and leaning on vertical scepter with left. RIC IV 4; BMCRE 8-9; RSC 8. Good VF, toned, minor porosity, traces of deposits. Rare.

From the Ronald J. Hansen Collection. Ex Künker 136 (10 March 2008), lot 1139.