CNG 96, Lot: 844. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 17.03 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 8th-11th emissions, late AD 240-early 243. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, / Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe. RIC IV 297a; Banti 20. EF, dark gray and brown patina, some red, die shift on reverse.