The Usurper Domitius Domitianus

279, Lot: 611. Estimate $500. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Domitius Domitianus. Usurper, AD 297-298. Æ Follis (26mm, 10.18 g, 12h). Alexandria mint, 2nd officina. Laureate head right / Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; at feet to left, eagle standing left, head right; B//ALE. RIC VI 20. VF, reddish-brown patina, heavy encrustation. Rare.

From the Bruce R. Brace Collection.