Philip I. AD 244-249. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 4.62 g, 5h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 5th emission, AD 246. NGC graded Ch AU, 5/5, 3/5.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 802. Estimated: $ 10 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 22 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Philip I. AD 244-249. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 4.62 g, 5h). Rome mint, 5th officina. 5th emission, AD 246. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ANNONA AVGG, Annona, draped, standing left, holding cornucopia in left hand and grain ears in right over modius filled with grain ears set on ground to left. RIC IV 28a; Bland, Gold –; Calicó 3246; Hunter –; Adda 482; Biaggi 1378; Jameson 233. In NGC encapsulation 4938386-024, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Very rare. An excellent example, among the finest known.

Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA 13 (15 November 2021), lot 65; Numismatica Genevensis SA 10 (3 December 2018); Numismatica Ars Classica 99 (29 May 2017), lot 26; Numismatica Genevensis SA 4 (11 December 2006), lot 216; Tkalec (18 February 2002), lot 225.


The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Three – Lots 674-990 will be held Wednesday morning, 11 January 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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