CNG 85, Lot: 1091. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 16.51 g, 12h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 5th emission of Philip I, AD 246. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Philip standing left, holding globe and spear. RIC IV 256a; Banti 9. EF, dark gray-brown patina, a pair of edge splits. Bold portrait.