CNG 84, Lot: 1258. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 21.38 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 3rd emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Laetitia standing left, foot on prow, holding patera and rudder set on globe. RIC IV 176a; Banti 19 corr. (patera, not wreath). Near EF, dark gray-brown patina, traces of red, minor die shift on both sides. Pleasing surfaces.