Details
LOT 3485
Elagabalus AE 31mm of Abila, Decapolis. Dated CY 282 (AD 218/9).
ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤWΝΙΝ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ϹЄ ΑΒΙΛΗ-ΝWΝ Κ Ϲ ΙЄ Α[ϹΥ], lighted altar within hexastyle temple with arched central bay set on steps; pediment surmounted by Nike; on either side, crenellated multistory towers, each with arched entryway; BΠ-C (date) above. RPC VI 9242 (temporary); Spijkerman 25; Rosenberger 21; Sofaer -. Very Fine. Light green and brown patina.(16.59gr, 31mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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