Elagabalus, AE29 of Sidon, Phoenicia.

IM C M AV ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
COL AVG PIA MHTRO SID, Car of Astarte on two wheels, 
with four columns supporting the roof above which emerge 
two palm branches; a round baetyl on a draped base 
within the cart with two small figures to left and right.

BMC 247.

With exclusive permission of TimeLine Auctions (www.timelineauctions.com), Aug, 2014.