1354. ALEXANDER of CARTHAGE. 308-311 AD. Æ Follis (4.98 gm). Carthage mint.
Laureate head  of Alexander right / Carthage  standing facing in long robe,
head left, holding fruit  in both hands; PK in exergue. RIC VI 68. EF, dark
brown patina, slightly rough surfaces.($3000)

L. Domitius Alexander led a short-lived revolt against Maxentius from 308
to 311, holding Africa and Sardinia. There is little known about this
usurper, but there is evidence in an inscription (CIL viii, 22183) that he
and Constantine allied themselves in opposition to Maxentius. P. Salama in
"Recherches numismatiques sur l’usurpateur africain L. Domitius Alexander,"
Proceedings, International Numismatic Congress 1973, pg. 365, note 2,
suggests that, at the latest, the pact was entered into by autumn of 310.


CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 1354.
 
 Lot sold for $3160.


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