CNG 84, Lot: 1255. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 25.31 g, 12h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 2nd emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Salus standing right, feeding serpent which she holds in both arms. RIC IV 186a; Banti 56. Near EF, two-tone brown patina. Pleasing surfaces.