Gordian III. As Caesar, AD 238. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.73 g, 7h). Rome mint. 1st emission of Balbinus and Pupienus. M ANT GORDIANVS CAES, bareheaded and draped bust right / PIETAS AVGG, priestly emblems: lituus, secespita, capis, simpulum, and aspergillum. RIC IV 1; BMCRE 62-3 (Balbinus and Pupienus); RSC 182. Lustrous. Near EF. Struck on a broad flan.
From the Thomas A. Palmer Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 1093.