PHOENICIA, Tripolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Diassarion (27mm, 15.93 g, 1h). Dated 531 SE (AD 219/20). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Altar of Zeus Hagios: tetrastyle temple, with radiate bust of Astarte(?) in pediment and containing flaming altar, approached by steps, between cult statues of Sol and Luna standing facing; AΛΦ (date) in exergue. SNG Righetti 2311; Rouvier 1758; Lindgren & Kovacs 2355. Brown surfaces with green deposits. VF. Very rare.
From the Joshua Lee Collection. Ex Aventine Numismatics inventory.