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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61636 | Auction date: 10 August 2026 |
| Lot number: 21201 Price realized: 70 USD (Approx. 61 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients ARABIA. Esbus. Elagabalus (AD 218-222). AE (22mm, 9.48 gm, 7h). NGC VF 4/5 - 4/5. ΑΥΤ C M AVR ANTONINV, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right, seen from behind / ΑΥΡ ΕCΒΟΥC, tetrastyle temple, arcuated lintel between small pediment on each wing, turreted Tyche standing facing within, head left, right foot on prow, small bust in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left hand. RPC VI online temporary 9345. From the Eyeappealing Collection. Elagabalus, the posthumous nickname for Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus, was emperor at fourteen years old and died at eighteen. Despite his short tenure, rumors abound about his lifestyle as a teenage emperor. His grandmother, Julia Maesa, spread rumors that he was the son of Caracalla, a rumor supposedly confirmed by his mother, Julia Soaemias, and Cassius Dio recounts that the young ruler had four wives, including a Vestal Virgin, and male courtiers who were rumored to be his lovers. He brought the Stone of Emesa to Rome, as is featured on some issues of his coinage, which was a religiously controversial decision. When he fell out of favor, his mother and grandmother orchestrated for him to take Severus Alexander as his heir, which he unsuccessfully tried to undo. When he attempted an overreach of political violence, members of the Praetorian Guard killed Elagabalus and his mother, Julia Soaemias, and dragged their bodies through the streets. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-provincial/arabia-esbus-elagabalus-ad-218-222-ae-22mm-948-gm-7h-ngc-vf-4-5-4-5/p/61636-11137.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61636-08102026 HID02906262019 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 6559480009 |  |
