CNG 85, Lot: 1073. Estimate $300. Sold for $245. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 25.17 g, 12h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 2nd emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Salus standing right, feeding serpent held in both arms. RIC IV 186a; Banti 56. Good VF, dark brown patina, a few flecks of red. Bold portrait.