Triton XVIII, Lot: 1185. Estimate $3000. Sold for $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian I. AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.75 g, 6h). Rome mint. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SECVRITAS AVGG, Securitas, draped, seated left on throne, holding transverse scepter in right hand, fold of drapery over left arm. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 11; RSC 10. Near EF, traces of deposits on obverse. Rare.

From the D. Fagan Collection. Ex Pegasi 108 (14 July 1998), lot 309.