CNG 88, Lot: 1062. Estimate $500. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ARABIA, Charachmoba. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (19mm, 6.69 g, 6h). Laureate head right / Shrine of Zeus-Dusares: cult
xoanon set on altar within stone wall and approached by steps; to right, priest seated left. Meshorer,
City-Coins 275; Spijkerman 5; SNG ANS -; Rosenberger 2. VF, black-green patina with earthen overtones. A very rare mint, striking coins only during the reign of Elagabalus.