CNG 102, Lot: 1068. Estimate $5000. Sold for $4500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AV Aureus (20mm, 4.96 g, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 1st emission, AD 238. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 11; Calicó 3238; Biaggi 1371. EF, lustrous, a couple of light scratches.