PHOENICIA, Tripolis. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Diassarion (28mm, 11.83 g, 1h). Dated 532 SE (AD 220/1). 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; BΛΦ (date) in exergue. RPC VI Online 8281; Rouvier 1758 var. (bust); BMC 114-6; AUB 45. Dark red-brown patina, some roughness. Near VF.
From the Richard Basler Collection..