CNG 112, Lot: 651. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 19.14 g, 12h). Rome mint, 4th officina. 1st emission, AD 244. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Salus standing left, holding rudder set on globe and feeding serpent rising from altar at left. RIC IV 187a corr. (rudder not scepter); Banti 55 corr. (same). Dark gray-brown patina. Near EF. Attractive surfaces. Excellent portrait.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 1252.