From Dies of Artistic Merit

436, Lot: 619. Estimate $1000. Sold for $3750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 17.87 g, 12h). Rome mint, 2nd officina. 1st emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LAET FVNDATA, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and rudder set on globe. RIC IV 175a; Banti 18. Choice EF, beautiful satin black patina. Struck from dies of exceptional style.