Impressive Medallic Flan

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 3348. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $455. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (19.35 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 1st emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and rudder. RIC IV 175a; Banti 18. VF, brown and green patina, flan crack, scrape on reverse, rough areas. Struck on a medallic flan.

From the John A. Seeger Collection.