120, Lot: 242. Estimate $200. Sold for $511. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JULIA SOAEMIAS, mother of Elagabalus. Augusta, 218-222 AD. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 21.11 g). Struck circa 218-220 AD. Diademed and draped bust right / Venus standing left, holding apple and sceptre. RIC IV 402 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 375 (Elagabalus); Cohen 11. Near VF, dark brown patina, large planchet lamination on reverse.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.