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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4082515, member: 99456"]Welcome<font size="4"> [USER=110298]@guaranaguru[/USER] and congrats on a great coin. I am not able to help on the attribution, but I will share a Juba II, my only coin from this family and another version of [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER]'s coin. </font></p><p><font size="4"><b>[ATTACH=full]1064607[/ATTACH] </b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Kings of Mauritania, Juba II</b>, 25 BC-AD 24, AR Denarius, Caesarea mint</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Obv:</b> Diademed head right </font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Rev:</b> Cornucopia; transverse scepter in background, crescent to upper right</font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Notes: </b>son of King Juba of Numidia (see [USER=80147]@Ancient Aussie[/USER]'s coin above) who was killed and lost his kingdom with Caesar's victory over the Pompeians at Thapsus in 46 BC. He was educated in Rome and became friend to Octavian/Augustus, who in 25 BC gave his friend the North African Kingdom of Mauretania. He married Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Mark Antony and Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt. They were parents to your and [USER=88526]@Jay GT4[/USER]'s Ptolemy. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4082515, member: 99456"]Welcome[SIZE=4] [USER=110298]@guaranaguru[/USER] and congrats on a great coin. I am not able to help on the attribution, but I will share a Juba II, my only coin from this family and another version of [USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER]'s coin. [B][ATTACH=full]1064607[/ATTACH] [/B] [B]Kings of Mauritania, Juba II[/B], 25 BC-AD 24, AR Denarius, Caesarea mint [B]Obv:[/B] Diademed head right [B]Rev:[/B] Cornucopia; transverse scepter in background, crescent to upper right [B]Notes: [/B]son of King Juba of Numidia (see [USER=80147]@Ancient Aussie[/USER]'s coin above) who was killed and lost his kingdom with Caesar's victory over the Pompeians at Thapsus in 46 BC. He was educated in Rome and became friend to Octavian/Augustus, who in 25 BC gave his friend the North African Kingdom of Mauretania. He married Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Mark Antony and Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt. They were parents to your and [USER=88526]@Jay GT4[/USER]'s Ptolemy. [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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