Hammered Sestertius    
                                    
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
    
    Philip I (244-249).     AE Sestertius, 244-249.   Obv.    IM[P] M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.        Rev.   SALVS AVG SC. Salus, standing left, feeding snake coiled round altar and holding sceptre.     RIC IV  187; C. 206.     21.40 g.   29.00 mm.        Green patina with minor earthy deposits. Hammered.    Good VF.