CNG 88, Lot: 1381. Estimate $300. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 15.21 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 9th-11th emissions, AD 241-early 243. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Jupiter standing right, holding scepter and thunderbolt. RIC IV 298a; Banti 37. Good VF, dark gray-brown patina, small edge split, irregular edge. Bold, youthful portrait.