Nomos AG > obolos 25 | Auction date: 23 October 2022 |
Lot number: 545 | |
Lot description: SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Laodicea ad Libanum. Elagabalus, 218-222. (Bronze, 27 mm, 18.61 g, 1 h). Laodicea ad Libanum. Rev. ΛAOΔIKIΩN ΠΡΟC ΛΙΒΑΝΩ Mên standing left before horse, wearing Phrygian cap and with crescent on shoulder, holding scepter in left hand and bridle in right. BMC -. Lindgren III 1290. SNG Copenhagen -. Rare. Porosity, otherwise, nearly very fine. Coins of Elagabalus from Laodicea ad Libanum are hardly ever seen on the market. To the best of our knowledge, the last time a coin of this type was sold in auction was in 2001 (CNG Mail Bid Sale 57, 2001, 879). Starting price: 75 CHF |