| Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XXX | Auction date: 21 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 510 Price realized: 2,200 GBP (Approx. 2,787 USD / 2,566 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Domitius Alexander (usurper) Æ 23mm. Carthage, AD 308-311. 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); Roma E-Sale 7, 1212. 4.48g, 23mm, 7h. Good Very Fine; some details enhanced, somewhat smoothed. Extremely Rare. Acquired from Ingemar Wallin Utvekling AB (Sweden), November 2018. 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. Estimate: 1500 GBP |  |
