CNG 84, Lot: 1281. Estimate $400. Sold for $527. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 13.85 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 11th emission, AD 249. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel beside throne. RIC IV 174a; Banti 17. EF, brown patina, minor die shift on reverse. Wonderful portrait, showing more hair and beard detail than usual.