Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22.5mm, 4.26 g, 6h). Antioch mint. 1st series, 1st issue, struck AD 244-245. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 73; Bland Study 2; RSC 220. Minor surface cracks. VF.
Purchased from Frank Kovacs, 10 January 1981.
Obverse die recut from a Gordian III.