CNG 102, Lot: 1071. Estimate $5000. Sold for $4250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.57 g, 6h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 7th emission, mid AD 240. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PIETAS AVGVSTI, Pietas standing facing, veiled head left, raising both arms. RIC IV 122; Calicó 3210; Biaggi –. EF, lustrous.