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Monthly Auction 271933 18 Aug 2019
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Philip I (AD 244-249). AE sestertius (29mm, 21.20 gm, 1h). VF. Rome, AD 249. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip right / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant guided left by mahout, holding goad and wand; GS in exergue. RIC IV.III 167a. An interesting variety with GS engraved in the exergue instead of SC. In addition, the same letters, G and S, in the final section of the obverse legend, are rendered in a large and out-of-place format...an ancient mystery that may never be solved.
Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 50-100 USD
Philip I (AD 244-249). AE sestertius (29mm, 21.20 gm, 1h). VF. Rome, AD 249. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip right / AETERNITAS AVGG, elephant guided left by mahout, holding goad and wand; GS in exergue. RIC IV.III 167a. An interesting variety with GS engraved in the exergue instead of SC. In addition, the same letters, G and S, in the final section of the obverse legend, are rendered in a large and out-of-place format...an ancient mystery that may never be solved.
Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/philip-i-ad-244-249-ae-sestertius-29mm-2120-gm-1h-vf/p/271933-11362.s?type=CoinArchives271933
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 50-100 USD