342, Lot: 631. Estimate $300. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Julia Soaemias. Augusta, AD 218-222. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.17 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 218-220. Draped bust right / Venus, diademed and draped, seated left on throne, holding apple and scepter; to left, child standing right, raising both hands. RIC IV 243 (Elagabalus); Thirion 388; RSC 14. Superb EF, lightly toned, traces of deposits.

From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex NAC AG 29 (11 May 2005), lot 600.