Watch List notes:

Philip II, 247-249. Dupondius (Orichalcum, 26 mm, 11.54 g, 11 h), Rome, 248. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II to right, seen from behind. Rev. SAECVLARES AVGG / S - C Low column inscribed COS / II in two lines. Cohen 80. RIC 265c. Rare. An exceptional piece, sharply struck and with a splendid portrait. Light doubling and with a very small scratch on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.


From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Nomos 14, 17 May 2017, 418.