Lot 4414

AR Denarius (Eastern Mint AD 218-219 AD, 2.83 g) - ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SANCT DEO SOLI Stone of Emesa, decorated with eagle and shaded by four parasols, in wagon drawn right by four horses (ELAGABAL in ex.) ('To Elagabalus, the holy sun god') (RIC 195) - VF/XF. This rare coin commemorates the holy stone which was the cult image of Emesa's sun god, originating from Syria.