407, Lot: 351. Estimate $300. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tripolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (31mm, 22.36 g, 7h). Dated CY 531 (AD 219/20). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Figure of Astarte within temple consisting of central archway with approaching steps and two pedimented wings with four columns each; AΛΦ (date) below. BMC 118. VF, green patina under a layer of orange earthen deposits.
From the François Righetti Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 1145; Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 901.