CNG 112, Lot: 648. Estimate $4000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.68 g, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 7th emission, AD 240. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P III COS P P, Gordian III, in military dress, on horseback left, raising right hand, holding scepter in left. RIC IV 80; Calicó 3220; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. Toned, much luster remains. Near EF.