448, Lot: 502. Estimate $150. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 16.72 g, 12h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 6th officina. 10th emission, AD 249. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SAECVLVM NOVVM, S C in exergue, octastyle temple of Roma with statue of Roma seated facing in center. RIC IV 164 corr. (rev. legend); Banti 52. Dark green-brown patina. Good VF.

From the Midwest Collection.