CNG 90, Lot: 1667. Estimate $200. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 4.31 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 247-248. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant advancing left, guided by mahout holding goad and wand. RIC IV –; RSC –; Bland Study 19; CNG XXXIII, lot 939. EF. Very rare, only 19 examples noted by Bland.