342, Lot: 648. Estimate $4000. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.42 g, 7h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 2nd emission, AD 239. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P II COS PP, Virtus standing left, leaning on grounded shield, and holding spear. RIC IV 25; Calicó 3212a. Good VF, slight die shift on the obverse, poorly executed reverse die.