Philip I Æ As. Rome, AD 244-249. IMP M IVL [PHILI]PPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AETER[NITAS AV]GG, elephant walking to left, guided by driver with goad and wand; C S (sic) in exergue. Cf. RIC IV 167b; cf. C. 19. 11.40g, 29mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine; pleasant green patina. Very Rare; an interesting example with die engraver's error of C S instead of S C.
Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2009.