173, Lot: 447. Estimate $150. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 17.68 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 243-244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Securitas standing left, legs crossed, holding sceptre and resting arm on column. RIC IV 335a. Good VF, brown patina, a little rough.

From the Alain Lagrange Collection.