RIC VI, CARTHAGO [before 75], DOMITIUS ALEXANDER, UNLISTED ISSUE [INVICTA ROMA FELIX KARTHAGO]

OBVERSE	IMPALEXANDERPFAVG [IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG]; head r., laur.
REVERSE	INVICTAROMAFELIXKARTHAGO [INVICTA ROMA FELIX KARTHAGO]; Carthago stg. facing in long robe, head l., holding up fruits in both hands. P*K in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. RIC lists this type only with earlier mintmark PK (CARTHAGO 68, p. 434). See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 435. Listed in Malingue (p. 66, no. 17). Coin should be listed before CARTHAGO 75.

NOTES

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. Shown in Malingue (p. 141, no. 17.a#2; actually, it should be replaced with picture no. 17.a#1). Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik auction 5 (lot 527) in October 2019 for CHF 3,400; weight 3.44 g; diameter 20 mm; specimen not attested in Malingue [click for picture]; - from VCoins (Mike R. Vosper Coins); note star in exergue; weight 4.5 g; diameter 23 mm; shown in Malingue (p. 141, no. 17.a#1; actually, it should be replaced with picture no. 17.a#2) [click for picture].