★ Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue. ★

ROMAN EMPIRE. Philip I. 244-249 AD. AR Antoninianus (3.40 gm; 25 mm). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Antioch mint. Struck AD 247-248. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AETERNITAS AVGG, Elephant walking left, guided by mahout, holding goad and wand. RIC IV –; Bland Study 19; RSC 17 var. Lovely strike on a nice broad flan. Choice Superb "As Struck". Fully lustrous. Lightly toned.