Rare and with a Lovely Reverse

243, Lot: 393. Estimate $750. Sold for $2600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 19.45 g, 12h). Rome mint. 4th emission, AD 245. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Philip on horseback riding left, raising hand and holding scepter. RIC IV 165; Banti 2. EF, small area of weakness on obverse. Choice reverse detail. Rare.