Watch List notes:

Gordian II. AD 238. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 2.04 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus, helmeted and in military dress, standing left, holding shield set on ground to left and holding vertical reversed spear in left. RIC IV 3; BMCRE 30; RSC 14. Attractive iridescent tone, a few shallow scratches under tone. EF. Wonderful portrait.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Nomos FPL (Winter-Spring 2014), no. 56.