ELAGABALUS. 218-222 AD. AV Aureus (7.02 gm). Struck 218-219 AD. Antioch 
      mint. 
IMP C M AVR ANTONINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and 
cuirassed bust left, seen from behind 
SANCT DEO SOLI, ELAGABAL in exergue, quadriga right bearing 
stone of Emesa upon which is an eagle; four parasols around. 

Cf. RIC IV 196A. (diff. obverse legend, . 
Choice EF. One of two known. 
($40,000) Same obverse die as an example of RIC 193 (cf Sotheby's, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sale Part I, lot 
162 Montagu, lot 550).

Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2027.
 
 Lot sold for $37500, plus buyers fees.

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