444, Lot: 397. Estimate $75. Sold for $85. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.26 g, 1h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 7th emission, AD 240. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Venus Victrix standing left, holding helmet and scepter, leaning on shield set on ground to right. RIC IV 131; RSC 347. Near EF, deep iridescent cabinet tone, underlying luster.