KINGS of MAURETANIA. Ptolemy. AD circa 20/1-40. Æ Half Unit (22.5mm, 6.81 g, 7h). Caesarea mint. Dated RY 1 (circa AD 20/1 or 21/2). Diademed and draped bust right / Draped bust of Africa right, wearing elephant headdress; barley grain to right. MAA 353; Mazard 497; SNG Copenhagen 664. Dark green patina, some encrustation, cleaning scratches. VF. Very rare, one in CoinArchives (CNG E-477, lot 214 [hammer $900] = CNG 100, lot 1618).
From the D.M.K. Collection.