E-auction 82-41229 - bgr_334114 - NUMIDIA - KINGDOM OF NUMIDIA - MASINISSA or MICIPSA Unité
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| Estimate : | 95 € |
| Price : | 36 € |
| Maximum bid : | 40 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 November 2014 15:03:30 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 200-150 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cirta, Numidie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 14,08 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et irrégulier bien centré à l’usure importante, mais lisible et identifiable. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée et barbue du roi (Massinissa ou Micipsa à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : INSCRIPTION PUNIQUE (MEN ET NUN).
Reverse description : Cheval bondissant à gauche avec une petite contremarque d’une tête de Zeus Ammon barbue tournée à gauche sur le corps du cheval.
Commentary
Les lettres (MN) pourraient être interprétées comme une date. Avec la tête de Zeus Ammon, les bronzes sont attribués à Massinissa, Micipsa ou Adherbal en fonction des lettres puniques placées sous le poitrail du cheval. La tête sur cet exemplaire est très hellénisée.
Historical background
NUMIDIA - KINGDOM OF NUMIDIA - MASINISSA or MICIPSA
(203-148 BC)
The Numidians were nomads. Their leader, Massinissa made his appearance in history at the time of the second Punic war. He betrayed the Carthaginians and became an ally of the Romans and Scipio. Great winner in Africa after the battle of Zama in 202 BC, he carved out a kingdom in North Africa at the gates of Carthage. He spent the next fifty years consolidating his kingdom and challenging Carthage using the Romans. He died at the start of the Third Punic War (149-146 BC). His eldest son, Micipsa succeeded him with his two brothers and reigned for thirty years.
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