6-1492

RIC VI, CARTHAGO 69, DOMITIUS ALEXANDER, [CONFIRMATION]

  

OBVERSE

IMPALEXANDERPFAVG [IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

IOVICONSE-R-VATORI [IOVI CONSERVATORI]; Jupiter stg. l., naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding thunderbolt, l. leaning on sceptre. PK in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

[CONFIRMATION]. Footnote 2 on p. 434 reads as follows: "Break uknown: Maurice's reference to Brera coll. (no. 7237) has not been checked, and confirmation is needed". See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 434. Listed in Malingue (p. 64-65, no. 6).

NOTES

Weight 4.99 g; diameter 22 mm. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 51 (lot 423) in March 2009 for CHF 7,500; sold on CNG auction 94 (lot 1093) in September 2013 for USD 4,250; sold on CNG auction 100 (lot 1956) in October 2015 for USD 3,900. Shown in Malingue (p. 121, no. 6.b#1).

Other specimens:

- from the Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collection (reg. no. 18234711); weight 4.65 g; diameter 23 mm; rev. legend unbroken; shown in Malingue (p. 121, no. 6.a#1). [click for picture];

- sold on CNG auction 106 (lot 811) in September 2017 for USD 2,300; weight 5.57 g; diameter 21.5 mm; rev. legend unbroken; shown in Malingue (p. 121, no. 6.a#4). [click for picture];

- from the American Numismatic Society Collection (reg. no. 1979.153.1); weight 4.741 g; diameter 21 mm; rev. legend unbroken; shown in Malingue (p. 121, no. 6.a#6). [click for picture];

- sold on CNG eAuction 258 (lot 465) in June 2011 for USD 3,250; weight 4.00 g; diameter 22 mm; rev. legend unbroken; shown in Malingue (p. 121, no. 6.a#7). [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski