Lot 483
PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (27mm, 10.80 g, 12h). Good Fine.
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RPC Plate Coin
Sold
$350
Est.
$200
Bids: 16
Timed Auction
Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Description
PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (27mm, 10.80 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Dido standing left on deck of galley sailing right, holding short scepter and aphlaston; at stern, helmsman bending over rudder to left, emptying basket; sailor to right, stern decorated with a shield and aphlaston, two murex shells in exergue. RPC VI Online 8665.13 (this coin); Rouvier 2377. Dark green patina with red earthen highlights, light roughness, a few light scratches beneath patina. Good Fine. Rare.

Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 468 (20 May 2020), lot 198.


Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 12:40:40 ET.

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