87, Lot: 155. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GORDIAN I. 238 AD. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 17.12 gm). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. RIC IV 12; Banti 8; Cohen 14. Near VF, dark brown patina. A very collectible specimen of one of the rarest of the Roman emperors in bronze.