CNG 87, Lot: 1082. Estimate $500. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 20.39 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 1st emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Fides standing facing, head left, holding signum in each hand. RIC IV 172a; Banti 15. EF, dark brown patina, a few edge splits. Impressive strike on a broad flan.