ROMAN EMPIRE. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ Sestertius (18.19 gm; 30 mm). Rome, AD 242. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P V COS II P P, Apollo seated left, holding branch and resting elbow on lyre. RIC 303a; Banti 74. Minor flan crack. Well struck on a nice full flan. Brown green patina. Choice aEF.