CNG 84, Lot: 1094. Estimate $500. Sold for $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 20.08 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 220. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sol advancing left, raising hand and holding whip; star in right field. RIC IV 300; Thirion 166; Banti 25. VF, handsome dark brown patina, flan splits. Pleasing surfaces. Rare with star in right field, Banti records only two examples.