439, Lot: 579. Estimate $100. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Gordian III. AD 238-244. AR Antoninianus (24.5mm, 4.89 g, 6h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 1st emission, AD 238. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Virtus standing left, holding spear and shield set on ground to left. RIC IV 6; RSC 381. EF, lightly toned. Struck on a medallic flan. Wonderful portrait.