CNG 102, Lot: 1073. Estimate $3000. Sold for $4250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 5.10 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 9th emission, AD 241. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P IIII COS II P P, Gordian standing right, holding spear and globus. RIC IV 105; Calicó 3222; Biaggi –. Near EF, lustrous, small mark in obverse field.