Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Kingdom of Mauretania, Juba II with Kleopatra Selene AR Denarius. Caesarea, circa 20 BC - AD 24. [REX] IVBA, diademed head of Juba right / Headdress of Isis and sistrum; [BA]-CI•ΛI-CCA [KΛЄΟ]ΠΑΤΡA below. Mazard 312; MAA -; SNG Copenhagen 571-3. 3.20g, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine; traces of overstriking visible. Very 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, deposited in circa AD 20-24 was found in 1907 near modern day Souk-el Arbaa, 120 km northeast of Rabat, Morocco, in 1907. 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 4000 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.
Good Very Fine; traces of overstriking visible. Very 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, deposited in circa AD 20-24 was found in 1907 near modern day Souk-el Arbaa, 120 km northeast of Rabat, Morocco, in 1907. 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 4000 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.