Philip I, 248 AD. AE Sestertius

Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ Sestertius (18.02g). Rome mint, 10th emission, AD 248. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SAECVLVM NOVVM, octastyle temple with statue of Roma seated facing within; S C in exergue. Commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. RIC IV 164 corr. (rev. legend); Banti 52. The area of corrosion in the upper left field of the reverse has been stable for many years.