Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1462. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
2005. GORDIAN III. 238-244 AD. Æ Sestertius 
(19.60 gm, 6h). Struck 238-239 AD. Bidding 
Closed Estimate $400 

GORDIAN III. 238-244 AD. Æ Sestertius (19.60 gm, 
6h). Struck 238-239 AD. Laureate, draped, and 
cuirassed bust right / VOTIS/DECENN/ALIBVS/S C in 
four lines within wreath. RIC V 263a; Cohen 410. 
Near VF, dark olive-brown patina. Very rare. 
($400)

Ex Bullowa-Coin Hunter (25 June 1991), lot 674.

His notes that this is the only specimen he has 
seen on the market since he acquired it in 1991. 
One of Gordian's rarest sestertii.High bid of $750, $862.5 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €607.5, £412.5, C$937.5, A$975, on June 8, 2005.

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