CNG 85, Lot: 1071. Estimate $300. Sold for $405. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 20.01 g, 12h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 1st emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pax advancing left, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC IV 185a; Banti 27. Good VF, dark gray patina, a trace of red and green. Wonderful portrait.