PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (26mm, 13.199 g, 11h). VF.Electronic Auction 557 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (26mm, 13.199 g, 11h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / The Building of Carthage: Dido standing left, holding a ruler and scepter, surveying construction; mason above gate, worker with pick-axe digging before gate; murex shell in upper central field, palm tree to right of Dido. RPC VI Online 8613; Rouvier 2375; BMC 409; AUB 245 var. (obv. bust seen from front). Dark green patina with red earthen highlights, a few deposits. VF. |