JUDAEA, Sebaste. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (20mm, 7.35 g, 12h). Near VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5635. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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JUDAEA, Sebaste. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (20mm, 7.35 g, 12h). Laureate head right / Demeter standing facing, head right, wearing kalathos and long tunic, holding serpent-entwined torch and grain ears; to left, altar. RPC VI Online 8898.5 = Dow, ACTTB, p. 172 (this coin); Rosenberger 29; Sofaer 29. Earthen green surfaces. Near VF. Rare.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 210 (13 May 2009), lot 226.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter on Peter and Philip’s Journeys. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions. In this session we offer33 coins, many illustrated in his book and cited in Roman Provincial Coins Online. Many are the RPC Online Feature coin or Plated coin in printed volumes.

Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 13:31:20 ET.



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