Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1819. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (23.62 g, 11h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 4th emission, AD 245. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Philip on horseback riding left, raising hand and holding scepter. RIC IV 165; Banti 2. VF, mottled black and brown patina, minor cleaning marks. Forceful portrait on a medallic flan.