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Auction X 13 January 2013
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Hybrid of Juba II and Mark Antony. Plated denarius, 2.64g. (8h). . , After 25 BC. Obv: Diademed head of Juba II right, blundered legend around. Rx: Prow right, star of nine rays above, blundered but recognizable legend around. Unpublished; cf. SNG Copenhagen 567 (obverse) and Crawford 521/2 (reverse). Mint State.
Ex Randy Haviland Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk 139, June 2004, lot 246.
The origin of this enigmatic piece is utterly mysterious. The weight of 2.64g, combined with a SG of 9.10, indicate the coin must be plated, but nowhere does the core show through. This implies an ancient forgery, but the blundered legends further indicate a source outside the borders of Rome or Mauretania.
Ex Randy Haviland Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk 139, June 2004, lot 246.
The origin of this enigmatic piece is utterly mysterious. The weight of 2.64g, combined with a SG of 9.10, indicate the coin must be plated, but nowhere does the core show through. This implies an ancient forgery, but the blundered legends further indicate a source outside the borders of Rome or Mauretania.