Details
LOT 3660
Philip I AE Sestertius. AD 244-249. Rome mint.
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding signum in each hand; S C across fields. RIC IV 172a; Cohen 59. Near Extremely Fine.(21.04gr, 30mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 2000s.
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