Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1062. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. Sold For $13,500 

PHILIP I. 244-249 AD. Æ Medallic Sestertius (21.06 
gm, 12h). Struck 248 AD. IMP CAES M IVL PHILIPPVS 
AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, 
seen from front / P M TR P V COS III P P, S C in 
exergue, Philip, laureate and togate, seated left 
on curule chair, holding globe in extended right 
hand and and baton in left hand. RIC IV 154a var. 
(bust seen from behind); cf. Gnecchi I pg. 48, 2 
and pl. 24, 5 (silver; tres Monetae); Pink III, 
pg. 31 var. (same); Banti 39 var. (same); Hunter 
-; Cohen 151 var. (same). Superb EF, mottled brown 
and green patina. Exceptional in its artistry and 
historicity. ($5000)

From the Michael Weller Collection.

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