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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 608 | Auction date: 29 April 2026 |
| Lot number: 581 Price realized: 190 USD (Approx. 162 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: PHOENICIA, Botrys. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (28mm, 18.99 g, 5h). Dated CY 250 (AD 219/20). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Statue of Astarte standing facing, wearing kalathos, holding long scepter and four globes; within hexastyle temple with arcuated lintel and central stairway; NC (date) flanking stairs. Sawaya, Botrys 12 corr. (dated CY 251); RPC VI Online 8215.3 = Dow, ACTTB, p. 193 (this coin). Dark red-brown patina, slight roughness, edge flaw. Good Fine. From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex J. S. Wagner Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 203), lot 406. The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter Paul's First Missionary Journey (AD 47–49). CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
