CNG 85, Lot: 677. Estimate $300. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Sidon. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (25mm, 11.43 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Kadmos advancing left on prow, looking back, pointing forward with his right hand, left hand holding cloak, sword in sheath at waist. Rouvier 1488 var. (legends); AUB 246 (same dies); BMC 236 var. (obv. legend). VF, green-brown patina.