450, Lot: 369. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Denarius (21.5mm, 3.21 g, 6h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 7th emission, AD 240. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Diana Lucifera standing right, holding torch. RIC IV 127; RSC 69. Bright surfaces, worn reverse die. EF.

Diana Lucifera, the Light-bearer, is a moon goddess. She appears on Roman issues as a young woman carrying a torch or wearing a crescent on her head.