Lot 651
Philip I (AD 244-249), Æ Sestertius, 29.17g, 12h. Philip I (AD 244-249), Æ Sestertius, 29.17g, 12h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 245. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, bust facing right, laureate, draped and cuirassed. Rev. FELICITAS TEMP, S-C, Felicitas standing left, holding a caduceus and a cornucopiae (RIC 169a; C 44; RCV 8992). Attractive dark green-brown patina, struck on a broad medallic flan, extremely fine. Rare in this state of preservation.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Coin Galleries, New York, Mail Bid Sale, 24 July 2001, lot 260.
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