54, Lot: 160. Estimate $100. Sold for $66. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHILIP I. 244-249 AD. AR Antoninianus (3.65 gm). Antioch mint. Struck 244 AD. IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG P M, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / PAX FVN-DATA CVM PERSIS, Pax standing facing, head left, holding olive-branch and transverse sceptre. RIC IV 69; Hunter 120; RSC 113. VF, light porosity (typical for this issue). ($100)

The reverse legend on this coin: "peace established with Persia" refers to one of Philip's first acts as emperor - the peace treaty with the Sasanian king Shapur I. The P M in the obverse legend refers to 'Persicus Maximus' as opposed to 'Pontifex Maximus.'