Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1672. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ELAGABALUS. 218-222 AD. Æ Sestertius (25.09 gm, 12h). Struck 220 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Sol advancing left, raising hand and holding whip; star in left field. RIC IV 300; BMCRE 424 corr. (bust type); Cohen 156. VF, attractive jade and dark green patina, slight die shift on reverse. ($500)

From the Rudolf Berk Collection.