389, Lot: 726. Estimate $200. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 13.30 g, 11h). Ludi Saeculares issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 1st officina. 10th emission, AD 249. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Elephant advancing left, led by mahout, holding staff and goad. RIC IV 167a; Banti 8. In NGC encapsulation graded XF, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 4/5, dark green and brown patina.

From the Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.