Kingdom of Mauretania, Juba II, with Ptolemy, AR Denarius. Caesarea, dated year 36 = AD 13. [REX] IVBA, diademed head of Juba right / Diademed and draped bust of Ptolemy left, R XXXVI before. Mazard 383 var. (placing of obv. legend); MAA 157; SNG Copenhagen 565. 3.22g, 17mm, 3h.

Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; only two other examples on CoinArchives.

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.