LYDIA, Sardis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Medallion (39mm, 28.85 g, 6h). Sulpicius Hermophilos, first archon for the second time. Good Fine.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 106. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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LYDIA, Sardis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Medallion (39mm, 28.85 g, 6h). Sulpicius Hermophilos, first archon for the second time. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, decorated with aegis, seen from the front / Four tetrastyle temples, the outer two seen in perspective, each surmounted by a wreath. Hochard 2044 (D247/R541) = Kurth 571 = RPC VI Online 4500.1 (this coin). Red-brown patina, some roughness. Good Fine. Extremely rare, four recorded in RPC.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex R. D. Frederick Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 282, 11 July 2012), lot 167.


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