Watch List notes:

Gordian III, 238-244. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 31 mm, 22.68 g, 1 h), Rome, 241-243. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, seen from behind. Rev. IOVI STATORI / S - C Jupiter standing front, head to right, holding long scepter in his right hand and thunderbolt with his left. Cohen 111. RIC 298a. A very attractive example with a beautiful brown patina. Minor deposits. Very fine.


Ex UBS 45, 15-17 September 1998, 971 and from an old Swiss collection, ex J. Schulman FPL LXII (1915), Collections Agustin Diaz Ordones à Oviedo et d'un amateur de Tolède, 1242, with the original collector's ticket.