Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 1586. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHILIP I. 244-249 AD. Æ Sestertius (22.59 gm). Struck 247 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Liberalitas standing facing, head left, holding abacus and cornucopiae. RIC IV 180a; Hunter 88; Cohen 88. Good VF, attractive green patina with patches of red on the reverse. Large, bold portrait. ($500)