CNG 87, Lot: 1088. Estimate $500. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 18.89 g, 12h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 2nd emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 191a; Banti 59. EF, dark brown patina. Well centered strike. Good early portrait.