RIC VI, CARTHAGO [before 75], DOMITIUS ALEXANDER, UNLISTED ISSUE [INVICTA ROMA FELIX KARTHAGO]
OBVERSE
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IMPALEXANDERPFAVG [IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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INVICTAROMAFELIXKARTHAGO [INVICTA ROMA FELIX KARTHAGO]; Carthago stg. facing in long robe, head l., holding up fruits in both hands. PK in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC lists this type only with earlier mintmark PK (CARTHAGO 68, p. 434). See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 435. Coin should be listed before CARTHAGO 75.
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NOTES
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Weight 5.33 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 39 (lot 188) in May 2007 for CHF 6,500; sold on CNG Triton XXI (lot 848) in January 2018 for USD 6,000.
Other specimens:
- sold on Leu Numismatik auction 5 (lot 527) in October 2019 for CHF 3,400; weight 3.44 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture];
- from VCoins (Mike R. Vosper Coins); note star in exergue; weight 4.5 g; diameter 23 mm [click for picture].
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