87, Lot: 161. Estimate $300. Sold for $235. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHILIP I. 244-249 AD. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.08 gm). Struck 247-249 AD. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Laetitia standing left, holding wreath and rudder set on globe. RIC IV 175a; Banti 18; Cohen 73. Good VF, brown patina with patches of hard green verdigris. Magnificent portrait of Philip.
From the Lakeview Collection.