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LOT 2954
Elagabalus AE 30mm of Berytus, Phoenicia. AD 218-222.
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL IVL AVG FEL BER, tetrastyle gateway with central arch surmounted by figure with raised right hand, riding lion or panther to right; below arch, figure of Marsyas standing to right on basis, holding wine skin over shoulder. BMC 192; Rouvier 572. Very Fine.(17.27gr, 30mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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