PHILIP I THE ARAB (03/244-09/249) Marcus Julius Philippus. Sestertius Ae. 244 BC. Rome. Diameter: 29.5mm. Weight: 19.78g. C.73 - RIC.175 a. VF obverse: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. Laureate, draped and armored bust of Philip I on the right, seen from three quarters behind reverse: LAET FVNDATA/ S C. Laetitia (Joy) standing frontally, looking to the left, holding a crown in her right hand and a rudder in her left.