Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 16.12 g, 12h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 6th officina. 10th emission, AD 249.Electronic Auction 466 Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 16.12 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; on pediment, two Victories at sides and facing biga on top; on the tympanum, a bas-relief with standing figure, flanked by prone figures. RIC IV 164 corr. (rev. legend); Banti 53. Green-brown patina. Near VF. The scarcer variety with figures on the tympanum. |