CNG 87, Lot: 1083. Estimate $300. Sold for $430. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 16.76 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 1st emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and anchor. RIC IV 175a; Banti 18. Good VF, dark brown patina. Great portrait with traces of the features of Gordian III.