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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 4753498, member: 87404&quot;]“MASSINISSA, King of Numidia, may be compared to the feather that tipped the scale. When two great nations were struggling for the mastery of the world, he threw himself on one side and it won.”</p><p><a href="http://www.ijebu.org/conquerors/massinissa/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ijebu.org/conquerors/massinissa/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ijebu.org/conquerors/massinissa/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I love the story of him being the feather on the scales that decided the future of civilizations for millennia! Your coin is very nice, [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER]! </p><p><br /></p><p>Some are poorly struck or on poor flans:</p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190430_193712843.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Kings of Numidia,</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Massinissa (203-148 BC) or Micipsa (148-118 BC), AE Unit</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Laureate and bearded head left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Horse galloping left; pellet below.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: MAA 18a, SNG Cop 505-508</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 27mm, 14.5g</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Notes: Flan flaws and obverse weakly struck.</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my better one:</p><p><a href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190514_132145646.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190514_132145646.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190514_132145646.jpg?w=723" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><font size="3"><b>Kings of Numidia,</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Massinissa (203-148 BC) or Micipsa (148-118 BC), AE Unit</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: Laureate and bearded head left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Horse galloping left; possible pellet above(?).</font></p><p><font size="3">References: MAA 18a, SNG Cop 505-508</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 26.5mm, 13.0g</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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