CNG 97, Lot: 689. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian II. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 21.29 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck March–April AD 238. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left, holding Victory and scepter; oval shield below seat. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 23-6; Banti 4. VF, dark green and brown patina, faint scratches and some deposits on reverse.

Ex Rauch 92 (22 April 2013), lot 1395.