VAGI Phoenicia, Sidon. Elegabalus. ARGONAUTS! Elagabalus, AE25 of Sidon, Phoenicia, 218-222 AD. The ship Argo left, with steersman, the Dioscuri, rowers, shield and ladder; car of Astarte above. Cf. BMC 309 and 322 (Severus Alexander). On this bronze of Sidon the famous ship is identifiable by its attributes.