The Sacred Stone of Emesa

CNG 90, Lot: 1626. Estimate $750. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.17 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 218-219. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Slow quadriga right, bearing the sacred Stone of Emesa, surrounded by four parasols. RIC IV 195; Thirion 360; RSC 268. Good VF. Rare.

From the Bruce R. Brace Collection.