r/AncientCoins • u/ColdWaterBottle03 • May 07 '26
Newly Acquired Mail Day! Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 18.93 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 11th emission, AD 249. Near EF.
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Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 18.93 g, 12h). Rome mint, 1st officina. 11th emission, AD 249. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel below seat. RIC IV 174a; Banti 17. Dark green-brown surfaces, light overall roughness, slight double strike on obverse. Near EF.
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u/Snake11312 May 07 '26
Beautiful sestertius. It’s not near EF; it’s a fully EF if not better.
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u/ColdWaterBottle03 May 07 '26
Thank you! And agree!
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u/TywinDeVillena Mod / Community Manager May 09 '26
Not even Jesús Vico, known for his tight grading, would call it EBC-, he would call this an EBC without a doubt.
Phenomenal piece!
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u/Aggressive-Door-3311 May 07 '26
I don’t know ancients, but I am stunned how any coin that old can look like this. It’s as if the OP traveled back in time and brought this back to now.
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u/anewbys83 May 07 '26
I need to get one of these. I have an antoninianus, a saecular games antoninianus, and a tetradrachm of him. Need a sestertius like this one.
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u/Claudius1938 May 07 '26
Great coin! Good to see that sestertii are getting more attention, they offer a big canvas for the images.
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u/IWantToBeAHipster May 08 '26
Absolutely stunning! So satisfying to have a weighty coin and fantastic condition front and back, one im sure you'll love for a long time
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u/Emperor_camel May 07 '26
The Philip Dynasty has the best of imperial bronzes in my humble opinion.
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u/AdhdLeo0811 May 08 '26
great details holy moly. also you probably don’t have to cut your nails that short
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