156, Lot: 229. Estimate $150. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 23.37 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 221. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; horn on forehead / Emperor standing left before lighted altar, holding patera and cypress branch. RIC IV 326; BMCRE 445; Cohen 200 var.. VF, subdued golden brown patina, some surface striations, slight double striking on reverse. Rare.