Triton XVIII, Lot: 1188. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian II. AD 238. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 2.68 g, 6h). Rome mint. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, resting right hand on oval shield set on ground and holding vertical, reversed spear in left. RIC IV 3; BMCRE 30; RSC 14. Good VF, toned, some deposits. Rare.

From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Tom Cederlind.