Lot 447:

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. BACIΛICCA KΛEΟΠΑΤΡA. Star in crescent. SNG Cop. 567; Mazard 299. AR. 3.69 g. 17.00 mm. R. Superb, brilliant and lightly toned. Good EF. 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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