bgr_943433 - MAURETANIA - MAURETANIAN KINGDOM - JUBA I Bronze
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Item sold on our e-shop (2024)
Price : 220.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2024)
Price : 220.00 €
Type : Bronze
Date: c. 60-50 AC
Mint name / Town : Iol
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 11,33 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au revers. Joli portrait de Zeus Ammon, bien venu à la frappe. Fine usure régulière. Patine marron
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête barbue et cornue de Zeus-Ammon à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : INSCRIPTION PUNIQUE (IOBAI/ HMMLKT).
Reverse description : Éléphant passant à droite.
Historical background
MAURETANIA - MAURETANIAN KINGDOM - JUBA I
(60-46 BC)
Juba I succeeded his father Hiempsal II in 60 BC Renowned for his arrogance and cruelty, he was noticed by Cicero and then quickly became Caesar's enemy. In the civil war between Pompey and Caesar, he sided with the former. Beaten at Thapsus in 46 BC, he fled, then was killed or committed suicide. His kingdom was conquered and did not become independent again until more than twenty years later with his son, Juba II.
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