108, Lot: 263. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHILIP I. 244-249 AD. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 20.72 gm). Struck circa 247 AD. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / VOTIS / DECENNA / LIBVS / S C in four lines within wreath. RIC IV 195a; Cohen 246. Fine, greenish-black patina with a dusting of earthen encrustation. Scarce.

From the Rudolf Berk Collection.