162, Lot: 274. Estimate $75. Sold for $125. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Sidon. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ 29mm (17.46 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL AVP METP SID, [A]ETERNV/[BFIC] below, two-handled modius with four grain ears. BMC Phonicia pg. 190, 278; SNG Copenhagen -; AUB -. Near VF, dark brown patina, minor roughness and light adjustment marks. Rare type.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.