Phoenicia, Sidon, Elagabal unpublished
Elagabal AD 218-222
AE 28, 12.3g
obv. IMP CM AVR - ANTONINVS AVG 
Bust, laureate, r.
rev. [C]OL AVR PI[A] - METRO SID
Prize-table, garlanded, with two price-urns, each decorated 
with palm, between them staff composed by Holy Chariot of 
Sidon set on palmtree; l. below table five apples(?), r. below 
vase and laddle.
very rare, about VF, brown patina with green highlights, unpublished, possibly unique(?)

The geometry of the table reminds on the 'impossible figures' of M.C.Escher or Oscar Reutersvard!


Contributed by Hans-Joachim, October, 2006.