125: Rome. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. Gold Aureus (7.13 g

Closed at:US $28,000.00
Auction Date:May-26-08 10:00:00 PDT   
Seller:i-lgoldbergcoinsandcollectibles( 2236) 

Struck late summer 218 AD. 
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. 
VICTOR ANTONINI AVG, Victory striding right, holding wreath and palm branch. 
Fr-463; RIC 154; Biaggi 1295; BMCRE 31; Calicó 3038; C. 288; Sear II 7485. 
Rare.

Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000. 
 Ex "Perfectionist Collection," Leu 93, 10 May 2005, lot 78; ex Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Numismatic Fine Arts I, 20 
March 1975, 382, almost certainly from the Karnak Hoard of 1901. Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 50. 

Our item number 115776

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