GORDIAN I. 238 AD. AR Denarius (2.85 gm). IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / SECVR-ITAS AVGG, Securitas seated left, holding sceptre in right hand. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 11; RSC 10. Near EF, nice portrait. ($2500) From the Jürgen K. Schmidt Collection. Ex Münzen und Medaillen Auktion 86 (3-4 June 1998), lot 184. Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2049. Lot sold for $3000, plus buyers fees. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.