KINGS of NUMIDIA. Juba I. Circa 60-46 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.72 g, 7h). Diademed and draped bust right, scepter over shoulder / Octastyle temple; pellet within temple. MAA 29; Mazard 84; SNG Copenhagen 523-4. Old collection tone, area of weak strike, banker's mark on obverse. VF.
Ex Künker 288 (13 March 2017), lot 256.
Juba was an ambitious ruler notorious for his cruelty and arrogance. He supported Pompey in the Civil War and committed suicide after Caesar's victory at Thapsus in 46 BC.