Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 1155. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Sestertius (24.39 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 218-219. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mars advancing right, holding trophy and spear. RIC IV 362; Thirion 43; Banti 19. VF, wonderful green patina.

From the J.S. Wagner Collection.