Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XVIII 29 Sep 2019
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Kingdom of Mauretania, Juba II AR Denarius. Caesarea, circa 25 BC - AD 24. REX IVBA, diademed head right / Draped bust of Africa right, wearing elephant skin headdress; two spears behind. Mazard 1126; MAA 70; SNG Copenhagen 554. 2.83g, 17mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine; old cabinet tone with blue iridescent tones. Rare.
Acquired from Phidias (Paris), vente numismatique;
Ex private French collection and from the Banasa / El Ksar Hoard of 1907 (IGCH 2307).
The Banasa Hoard, thought to have been deposited in or shortly after AD 20, was found in 1907 near modern day Souk-el Arbaa, 120 km northeast of Rabat, Morocco. The hoard was previously said to be from Alkazar (El Ksar El Kebir), 70 km south of Tangier, and hence is occasionally referred to as the El Ksar Hoard. The group contained approximately 4,000 silver coins and one bronze. A substantial number of the coins now reside in public collections, principally in London, Paris, Berlin, Athens, New York and Algiers.
Extremely Fine; old cabinet tone with blue iridescent tones. Rare.
Acquired from Phidias (Paris), vente numismatique;
Ex private French collection and from the Banasa / El Ksar Hoard of 1907 (IGCH 2307).
The Banasa Hoard, thought to have been deposited in or shortly after AD 20, was found in 1907 near modern day Souk-el Arbaa, 120 km northeast of Rabat, Morocco. The hoard was previously said to be from Alkazar (El Ksar El Kebir), 70 km south of Tangier, and hence is occasionally referred to as the El Ksar Hoard. The group contained approximately 4,000 silver coins and one bronze. A substantial number of the coins now reside in public collections, principally in London, Paris, Berlin, Athens, New York and Algiers.