CNG 96, Lot: 851. Estimate $300. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 18.79 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 12th-13th emissions, AD 243-244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel beside throne. RIC IV 331a; Banti 33. Good VF, dark gray patina, a few flecks of red, a pair of minor edge splits.