295, Lot: 19. Estimate $150. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 15.57 g, 12h). Commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 1st officina. 10th emission, AD 249. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Elephant advancing left, guided by mahout holding goad and wand. RIC IV 167a; Banti 7. VF, dark gray and brown patina, traces of red, die break across obverse, irregular flan.