CNG 84, Lot: 1254. Estimate $500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 17.95 g, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 1st emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 192a; Banti 60. EF, dark gray-brown patina, traces of red. Both sides boldly struck. Wonderful portrait.