Philip I. 40-as; Philip I; 247-249 AD, Rome, 248 AD, As, 10.54g. RIC-162b (S), C-196 (4 Fr.). Obv: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: SAECVLARES AVGG S - C Cippus inscribed COS / III. By senatorial decree the acts of Philip's Saecular Games were inscribed on a cippus as depicted here. Ex CNG, Classical Numismatic Review XIX.3, Third Quarter 1994, no. 455. Rare in this denomination, extremely rare in this condition.. MS