425, Lot: 508. Estimate $100. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (26.8mm, 16.44 g, 12h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) 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. VF, dark green patina with traces of red.

From the WRG Collection, purchased from William B. Porter, September 1991.