Description: Philip I (244 - 249 AD). AE Sestertius, Rome mint 244 AD. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / LAET FVNDATA, S C; Laetitia standing left holding wreath and rudder.

Diameter: AE29 mm

Weight: 18,5 g

Grade: VF/aVF

Attribution: RIC IV 175a; Cohen 73

Commentary: highly attractive bronze surfaces, great portrait

History: The involvement of Philip in the death of his predecessor, Gordian III is unclear with some sources stating his direct participation and other claiming a mutiny engineered by diverting the grain supposed to feed Gordian's troops.

Article Number: 025-07-01-41652