CNG 88, Lot: 1389. Estimate $300. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 18.96 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 11th emission, AD 249. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel beside throne. RIC IV 174a; Banti 17. Near EF, dark gray patina, traces of red.