Triton XVIII, Lot: 1176. Estimate $1000. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Julia Maesa. Augusta, AD 218-224/5. Æ Sestertius (30.5mm, 23.56 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 218-220. IVLIA MAESA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / PIETAS AVG, S C across field, Pietas, wearing stephane and draped, standing left, holding acerrum in left hand and with right hand dropping incense on garlanded and lighted altar to left. RIC IV 414 (Elagabalus); Thirion 408; Banti 6; BMCRE 389-90 (Elagabalus). Good VF, attractive green patina, slight porosity, some pitting on obverse, dark gray deposits mostly on reverse.

From the RAM Collection, purchased from Ed Waddell, August 1996.