CNG 105, Lot: 937. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian I. AD 238. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 23.25 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and scepter. RIC IV 10; BMCRE 10; Banti 6. VF, brown river surfaces with a few fissures. Rare.

From the Collection of a Director.