PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (27mm, 13.35 g, 11h). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 531 – Session 1
Lot: 629. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (27mm, 13.35 g, 11h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front, with gorgoneion on breastplate / Pygmalion advancing left, chlamys over arm, holding long scepter; to right, four stags running right; star in field above, murex shell below horses. RPC VI Online 8637; BMC 408. Earthen brown patina, light roughness. Near VF. Very rare.

Pygmalion was king of Tyre and father of Dido, founder of Carthage. Coins with his likeness, all with a similar scene as on this coin, were struck from Elagabalus to Trebonianus Gallus, all are very rare.

Closing Date and Time: 25 January 2023 at 13:29:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.