Gordian III, 238-244. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 31 mm, 19.36 g, 12 h), Rome, 244. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, seen from behind. Rev. SECVRIT PERPET / S - C Securitas standing front, head to left, holding scepter in her right hand and resting her left arm on column set on the ground. Cohen 329. RIC 335a. Beautiful turquoise patina and with a fine portrait. Breaks in patina and the reverse double struck, otherwise, good very fine.


The fragile but beautifully colored patina on this sestertius looks so similar to that of the Gordian sestertius from the W. J. Conte Collection (Leu 7 (2020), 1666) that one wonders whether they come from the same find.