LOT 3553
Domitius Alexander (usurper) AE 23mm. AD 308-311. Carthage mint.
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). Very Fine. Extremely rare.(4.03gr, 23mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesThe 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.
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Philip I AE Sestertius. AD 246. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / [ANN]ONA AVGG, Annona standing facing, head to left, holding grain ears over modius in her right hand and cornucopia in her left; S C across field. RIC IV 168d; Cohen 29. 18.22gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
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Group of Four [4] Roman Imperial BI Nummi. 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Various emperors. 36.19gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Macrinus AR Denarius. AD 217. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate, and draped bust to right / P M TR P II COS P P, Annona standing to left, holding corn-ears and cornucopia; modius containing corn ears at feet. RIC IV 26; BMCRE 41; RSC 47a. 2.89gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
