437, Lot: 482. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Philip II. As Caesar, AD 244-247. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 22.27 g, 12h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. 5th emission of Philip I, AD 246. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Philip II standing left, holding globe and spear. RIC IV 256a; Banti 9 var. (break in rev. legend). VF, brown patina, traces of earthen deposits.
From the Richard Baker Collection.