LOT 3392
Caracalla, as Caesar, AR Denarius. AD 196-198. Rome mint.
M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, bare-headed and draped bust to right / [DESTINATO IMPE]RAT, lituus, apex, bucranium and simpulum. RIC IV 6 note; BMCRE 194; RSC 53. Near Very Fine.(3.03gr, 17mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Zeno AE 8mm. AD 476-491. Uncertain mint or Thessalonica.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
D N ZENO P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Monogram of emperor Zeno (type 2) within wreath, no mark in exergue. RIC X, 958-959. 0.82gr, 8mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 51, 21 July 2019, lot 736 (company's ticket included). Ex CNG. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
Maximian BI Nummus. AD 296. Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23
IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; KA in exergue. RIC VI 10b. 10.77gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Domitius Alexander (usurper) AE 23mm. AD 308-311. Carthage mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG, laureate head to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS KART, Alexander on horseback to right, raising right hand; PK in exergue. RIC VI 66 var. (rev. legend break); BM 1862,0415.18 var. (same). 4.03gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The usurper L. Domitius Alexander (Alexander of Carthage) was governor of Africa and had sworn allegiance to Maxentius, securing the all-important Carthaginian grain supply for Rome. Constantine and Maximian convinced Alexander to renege on this alliance, and thus he deserted to their camp and halted the grain shipments, causing famine and severe rioting in Rome. Maxentius sent his praetorian prefect, Volusian, with several Legions to North Africa to put an end to Alexander's revolt, and when Constantine and Maximian offered no help, Volusian's legions swiftly defeated Alexander and his troops. Alexander himself was captured and strangled shortly thereafter.
