Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 98 12 December 2016
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The Roman Empire
Philip I, 244 – 249.
Sestertius 248, Æ 17.68 g. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. SAECVLARES AVGG Stag r.; in exergue, S C. C 183. RIC 160.
Scarce. Untouched emerald-green patina and extremely fine / about extremely fine
Ex Gorny & Mosch sale 207, 2012, 678. Illustrated on www.romancoins.info, section imagines imperatorum.
An unusually strong portrait of Philip the Arab with quite a hooked nose. AMP.