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KINGS of MAURETANIA. Kleopatra Selene. Queen, wife of Juba II, 25 BC-AD 24. Æ Unit (31.5mm, 17.49 g, 7h). Diademed and draped bust left / Crocodile standing left. MAA 214; Mazard 395; Müller, Afrique 104; SNG Copenhagen 612. Good Fine, green patina, chipped at edge. Very rare.
Cleopatra Selene, along with her brothers Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphos, were brought to Rome following Octavian's victory at Actium. Cleopatra's hand was given to Juba II, Augustus' loyal client king, sometime between 26 and 20 BC. The date of her death is a matter of debate, possibly occurring sometime around AD 4 or as late as 17. Her brothers presumably died in childhood, either naturally or by assassination.
Cleopatra Selene, along with her brothers Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphos, were brought to Rome following Octavian's victory at Actium. Cleopatra's hand was given to Juba II, Augustus' loyal client king, sometime between 26 and 20 BC. The date of her death is a matter of debate, possibly occurring sometime around AD 4 or as late as 17. Her brothers presumably died in childhood, either naturally or by assassination.