Very Rare Head Left Antioch Issue

346, Lot: 478. Estimate $100. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (20mm, 3.05 g, 8h). Antioch mint. Struck circa AD 247-248. Radiate and cuirassed bust left / Philip on horse riding left, raising hand and holding spear. RIC IV 81; Bland 13; RSC 4. Good VF, light porosity and flan crack. Very rare, only four examples noted by Bland, five in CoinArchives.