CNG 105, Lot: 932. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.08 g, 12h). Antioch mint. Struck AD 218-219. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Ship with sail and seven rowers and pilot; on stern, signum and acrostolium; at prow, a furled sail. RIC IV 196/188 (for obv./rev.); Thirion 362/348 (for obv./rev.); RSC 269/27 (for obv./rev.). Near EF, lightly toned. Rare.

From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection. Ex VAuctions 261 (24 March 2011), lot 43.