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MAURETANIAN KINGDOM. Juba II, with Cleopatra Selene (25 BC-AD 24). AR denarius (18mm, 2.58 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 2/5, scratches, slight bend. Caesarea in Mauretania, ca. AD 16-17. REX IVBA, diademed head of Juba II right / KΛЄOΠATPA / BACIΛICCA, crocodile advancing left; dotted border. SNG Copenhagen 8, 592. Mazard 343. A type with great popularity and historical value.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Ancient Resource, VCoins purchase
The crocodile on the reverse is an allusion to Queen Cleopatra of Mauretania's maternal heritage. She was the daughter of Antony and Cleopatra, the last queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty that had ruled Egypt, a land fertile with crocodiles, for three centuries. In the same period, Augustus also struck denarii with a crocodile on the reverse, which celebrated the Roman conquest of Egypt.
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Estimate: 1500-2500 USD
MAURETANIAN KINGDOM. Juba II, with Cleopatra Selene (25 BC-AD 24). AR denarius (18mm, 2.58 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 2/5, scratches, slight bend. Caesarea in Mauretania, ca. AD 16-17. REX IVBA, diademed head of Juba II right / KΛЄOΠATPA / BACIΛICCA, crocodile advancing left; dotted border. SNG Copenhagen 8, 592. Mazard 343. A type with great popularity and historical value.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Ancient Resource, VCoins purchase
The crocodile on the reverse is an allusion to Queen Cleopatra of Mauretania's maternal heritage. She was the daughter of Antony and Cleopatra, the last queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty that had ruled Egypt, a land fertile with crocodiles, for three centuries. In the same period, Augustus also struck denarii with a crocodile on the reverse, which celebrated the Roman conquest of Egypt.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-mauretanian-kingdom-juba-ii-with-cleopatra-selene-25-bc-ad-24-ar-denarius-18mm-258-gm-7h-ngc-choi/a/3101-32058.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3101-08252022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1500-2500 USD