RIC VI, CARTHAGO 76, DOMITIUS ALEXANDER, UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND, ENGRAVER'S ERROR
OBVERSE
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IMPALEXANDERPFAVG [IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG]; head r., laur.
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REVERSE
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ROMAETER-NAEAVGN [ROM (sic!) AETERNAE AVG N]; Roma seated l. on throne with no high back behind, r. holding out globe, l. leaning on spear. PK in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED REVERSE LEGEND. Specimen similar to CARTHAGO 76 except for ROM AETERNAE... in rev. legend instead of ROMAE AETERNAE... Could be a new variety of rev. legend but more probably an engraver's error. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 435 and CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 435.
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NOTES
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Weight 4.01 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 78 (lot 1150) in May 2014 for CHF 3,250; sold on CNG auction 118 (lot 1164) in September 2021 for USD 7,500.
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