★ A very rare assarion of Julia Paula from Sagalassus ★

PISIDIA. Sagalassus. Julia Paula, Augusta, 219-220. Assarion (Bronze, 21 mm, 4.29 g, 4 h). ΙΟΥΛ ΚΟΡ ΠΑΥΛΑ ϹЄΒ Draped bust of Julia Paula to right. Rev. ϹΑΓΑΛΑϹϹЄΩΝ Hermes seated left on rock, holding purse in his right hand and kerykeion in his left. BMC 31. RPC VI online 5869.2 ( this coin, but cleaned since). Watson 101. Very rare. Very fine.

From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus, Leu Web Auction 28, 9-14 December 2023, 2348, ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 2078 and Münzen & Medaillen GmbH 30, 28 May 2009, 1154.