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RIC VI, ALEXANDRIA [after 20], DOMITIUS DOMITIANUS, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND

  

OBVERSE

IMPCDOMITIVSDOMITIANVSAVG [IMP C DOMITIVS DOMITIANVS AVG]; head r., laur.

REVERSE

GENIOPOV-L-IROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera; eagle at feet to l. B in right field. ALE in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. Specimen similar to ALEXANDRIA 20 except for shorter obv. legend: IMP C DOMITIVS... instead of IMP C L DOMITIVS... (p. 662). Attested for different rev. dies, so an engraver's error is rather improbable. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VI, p. 663-664. Listed in Northern Sinai Hoard (p. 109, no. 4153). Should be listed in RICafter ALEXANDRIA 20.

NOTES

Weight 9.13 g. From CNG Coin Shop (no. 728551), sold for USD 1,650.

Other specimens:

- from Northern Sinai Hoard (plate 2, no, 4153) [click for picture];

- sold on CNG eAuction 258 (lot 462) in June 2011 for USD 1,100; weight 10.30 g; diameter 25 mm [click for picture];

- from VCoins (CJ Martin Coins); weight 9.40 g [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski