CNG 84, Lot: 1274. Estimate $300. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (26mm, 17.77 g, 12h). Secular Games issue. Rome mint, 1st officina. 10th emission, AD 249. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Elephant advancing left, led by cornak, holding staff and goad. RIC IV 167a; Banti 7. Good VF, dark brown patina, traces of red. Pleasing surface quality.