| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2717 Price realized: 50 CHF (Approx. 57 USD / 53 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ARABIA. Medaba. Elagabalus, 218-222. Diassarion (Bronze, 19 mm, 5.65 g, 12 h). ΑΥΤΟ ΚЄϹΑΡ (sic) AИTOИIИO (sic) Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right, seen from behind; to right, star. Rev. ΜΗΔΑΒⲰΝ ΤΥΧΗ Turreted Tyche of Medaba standing facing, head to left, placing foot on river god (?) and holding small bust on her right hand and cornucopia over her left arm. Lindgren III, 1548. RPC VI online 9353. Spijkerman 10. Rare. Minor deposits, otherwise, very fine. From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus and the Tareq Hani Collection, Savoca 119th Blue E-Auction, 27 November 2021, 779 (expertly cleaned since). Medaba was conquered by Alexander Jannaeus from the Arabs and annexed to the Jewish Kingdom. It had a thriving Jewish community in the Mishna period and we know it was the seat of an important bishopric in the 5th century AD. Today, the city is best known for the spectacular mosaic depicting a map of the Holyland ornating the floor of its early Byzantine Basilica of Saint George, dedicated in 542. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2410 Price realized: 160 CHF (Approx. 182 USD / 169 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CILICIA. Tarsus. Elagabalus, 218-222. Diassarion (Bronze, 25 mm, 6.10 g, 12 h). ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΤΑΡCΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄΩC / Α / ΜΚ / ЄΛ / ΚΟΙΝ / Γ Β, within and around cilicarch crown decorated with seven imperial heads. RPC VI online 7073. SNG Paris 1557 var. (crown with five heads). SNG von Aulock 6025 var. (rown with five heads). Ziegler 732. A very rare variety. Faint scratches and very minor pitting, otherwise, very fine. From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus, ex Demos E-Auction 4, 26 September 2021, 402. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2411 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 28 USD / 26 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: CILICIA. Tarsus. Elagabalus, 218-222. Diassarion (Bronze, 23 mm, 6.53 g, 6 h). AVT KA M AVP ANTΩNINOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right, seen from behind; below, star. Rev. TAPCOY MHTPO Apollo Lykeios standing facing on omphalos, holding a wolf by the forepaw in each hand; to left and right, stars. SNG Levante 1082 var. (no star on the obverse). SNG Paris 1559 var. (no star on the obverse). A rare variety. Some pitting and with earthen deposits, otherwise, very fine. From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus, ex N&N London E-Auction 12, 21 January 2023, 449. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2311 Price realized: 190 CHF (Approx. 216 USD / 201 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PHRYGIA. Laodicea ad Lycum. Elagabalus, 218-222. Diassarion (Bronze, 24 mm, 7.10 g, 6 h). ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΛΑΟΔΙΚЄΩΝ / ΝΑΩΚΟΡΩ/•Ν• Winged Eros reclining to right on rocks, propping his head on his left hand and holding poppy in his right hand; to left, torch. RPC VI online 5511. Apparently the second and by far the best known example. Flan crack and minor deposits, otherwise, very fine. From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus, ex Lydia Numismatics E-Auction 11, 2 October 2021, 704. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2672 Price realized: 70 CHF (Approx. 80 USD / 74 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PHOENICIA. Sidon. Elagabalus, 218-222. Diassarion (Bronze, 19 mm, 5.08 g, 11 h). IM C M AV ANTONINVS Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right, seen from behind. Rev. AV PI SID MET Three-quarter view of two-wheel cart of Astarte to right, with shrine with four columns within which baetyl; on the roof, two palm branches. BMC 258-259. Lindgren I, 2332. Rovier 1501. RPC VI online 8541. Very fine. From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus, ex Savoca 117th Blue E-Auction, 13 November 2021, 798. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2274 Price realized: 52 CHF (Approx. 59 USD / 55 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: LYDIA. Sardis. Elagabalus, 218-222. Diassarion (Bronze, 26 mm, 5.25 g, 6 h). AYT K M AYP ANTΩNЄINOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus to right, seen from behind. Rev. CAPΔIANΩN•Γ•NЄΩKOPΩN Helios, radiate, standing front, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding globe in his left. BMC -. GRPC Lydia 577. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Leypold -. SNG München -. SNG von Aulock -. Very rare. Light deposits and with minor weakness and adjustment marks, otherwise, very fine. From an American collection, acquired before 2021. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
