Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 2
Lot: 420

ROMAN EMPIRE. Gordian II Africanus (AD 238). Orichalcum 
sestertius (24.86 gm). Rome. IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS 
AFR AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS 
AVGG S C, Virtus standing left, holding shield and spear 
resting on ground. BMCRE 31, pl. 42 (same obverse die). 
Cohen 15 (70 Fr.). RIC 8. Rare. Brown patina. Pleasant 
portrait. Bold very fine 

Ex NFA XI, 8 December 1982, lot 485. 

Estimated Value: $ 2,750 

...Sold for $3,500 USD [ approx 2660 EUR, 1855 GBP ]

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 
Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).