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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 549Auction date: 1 November 2023
Lot number: 350

Lot description:


BITHYNIA, Nicaea. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Assarion (22mm, 6.95 g, 7h). Laureate head right / River-god Sagaris reclining left, head right, holding reed and branch, elbow resting on urn from which water flows. RG 463 corr. (Caracalla); RPC VI Online 30124. Glossy brown patina, minor marks. VF. Extremely rare, only two known to RPC.

From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection, purchased from Imperial Coins and Artifacts, 12 September 2005.


Estimate: 100 USD