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Lot 482:
Mauretania. Kingdom of Mauretania. Juba II (25 BC- 24 AD) with Cleopatra Selene. AR Denarius, Caesarea mint, c.11-23 AD. Obv. REX IVBA. Diademed head of Juba II right. Rev. BACI-ΛIC-CA KΛEΟΠΑΤΡA. Headdress of Isis surmounted by grain ears, set on crescent. SNG Cop. 574; Mazard 333; MAA 103. AR. 3.15 g. 17.50 mm. R. Rare. Sound metal, lovely light iridescent tone. Good VF. Juba II (c. 50 BC—24 AD) was son of Juba I and king of the North African states of Numidia (29–25 BC) and Mauretania (25 BC– 24 AD). As a child of about five Juba was paraded in Rome in Caesar’s triumphal procession after the death of Juba I but subsequently was given a good education in Italy. Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) befriended Juba when he was a young man and in 29 BC installed him as king of Numidia, which had been a Roman province since the defeat of Juba I in 46. In 25 Juba was made ruler of Mauretania, which he governed until his death. His first wife, Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, exercised great influence on his policies. (Encyclopaedia Britannica).
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