PHILIP II. 247-249 AD. AV Aureus (4.90 gm). Struck 248 AD. IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate and draped and bust right / SAECVLARES AVG, low column inscribed COS II. RIC IV 225; Cohen 77. Superb EF. Extremely rare aureus issue for Philip as Augustus.
Issued during the Saecular games celebrating the 1000th anniversary of the foundation of Rome.
