Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXV 22-23 Sep 2022
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Kingdom of Mauretania, Bogud AR Denarius. Uncertain Western Mauretanian mint, circa 47-46 BC. Griffin attacking stag to left / REX BOCVT, griffin standing to right; winged solar disk above, thunderbolt below. RPC I 854; MAA 57 (same dies); Mazard 104 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 536 (same dies). 3.79g, 20mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; RPC cites only 5 examples, 3 of which are in museum collections, with the present specimen being the finest known.
From a private English collection.
Bogud, son of King Bocchus I of Mauretania, was joint king of Mauretania with his elder brother Bocchus II, with Bocchus ruling east of the Moulouya River and his brother west. An important ally of Julius Caesar, Bogud later supported Marc Antony in the power struggle between Antony and Octavian. He was deposed by his brother and was killed at the siege of Methone in 31 BC prior to the Battle of Actium.
Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; RPC cites only 5 examples, 3 of which are in museum collections, with the present specimen being the finest known.
From a private English collection.
Bogud, son of King Bocchus I of Mauretania, was joint king of Mauretania with his elder brother Bocchus II, with Bocchus ruling east of the Moulouya River and his brother west. An important ally of Julius Caesar, Bogud later supported Marc Antony in the power struggle between Antony and Octavian. He was deposed by his brother and was killed at the siege of Methone in 31 BC prior to the Battle of Actium.