182, Lot: 243. Estimate $100. Sold for $102. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 20.50 g). Rome mint. 5th emission, AD 243-244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Victory standing left, holding shield and palm; captive seated left at base of shield. RIC IV 338a; Cohen 354. VF, brown patina with dark surfaces, cut on edge.

Ex The George His Collection; The Smyrna Hoard.