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Unpublished Dynastic Medallion

Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 973. Estimate $7500. 
Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008. 
Sold For $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I, with Philip II as Caesar. AD 244-249. Æ Medallion (39mm, 56.02 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special emission, AD 244. CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, bust of Philip II, draped and cuirassed, right vis-à-vis bust of Philip I, laureate, draped, and cuirassed left / CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, female (Concordia or Otacilia) standing right, clasping hands with Philip I, standing left, holding roll. Cf. Gnecchi pl. 109, 10 = Banti p. 44, 3 (same obv. die, different rev. type). Near VF, green-brown patina with a few areas of red. Unique and unpublished.