CNG 97, Lot: 708. Estimate $200. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.59 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 244-245. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / SPES FELICITATIS ORBIS, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of garment. RIC IV 70; RSC 221. Superb EF, areas of light toning and underlying luster. Exceptional.