398, Lot: 573. Estimate $200. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. As Caesar, AD 238. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.18 g, 6h). Rome mint. 1st emission of 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). Near VF, toned, a few scrapes and scratches under tone, some earthen deposits.