CNG 97, Lot: 696. Estimate $500. Sold for $501. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. As Caesar, AD 238. AR Denarius (21mm, 1.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Balbinus & Pupienus. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Emblems of the pontificate: lituus, secespita, guttus, simpulum, and aspergillum. RIC IV 1; BMCRE 62-3 (Balbinus & Pupienus); RSC 182 corr. (no patera). VF, toned, minor porosity, a few marks under tone. Rare.