LOT 3340
Trajan AR Denarius. Struck AD 106-107. Rome mint.
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Abundantia standing to left, holding corn-ears over modius on ground on left, and cornucopia; prow to right below. RIC II 166; BMCRE 169; RSC 467a. Good Very Fine.(3.23gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
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Caracalla AR Denarius. AD 210-213. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / FIDEI EXERCITVS, Fides standing to left, holding standard and legionary eagle; another standard to right. RIC IV 213; BMCRE 71; RSC 76. 3.10gr, 20mm, 6h.
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. -
Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 235-236. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding wand over globe and cornucopia. RIC IV 13; BMCRE 86-88; RSC 77a. 3.00gr, 20mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
