445, Lot: 303. Estimate $150. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Drachm (31mm, 17.64 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 (AD 248/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing left, head right, wings closed, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left, L ς (date) to right. Köln 2753; Dattari (Savio) 4956; K&G 74.107; Emmett 3522.6 (R4). Fine, dark brown surfaces with touches of green, some roughness. Very rare.

From the New Orleans Collection.