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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;De Orc, post: 517199, member: 4408&quot;]Numidia</p><p>Aprox 240bc</p><p>Value?</p><p>Head of king Massinissa? (240/148bc)</p><p>Rearing horse</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/958888.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now a bit of History LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>Massinissa (c. 240 or 238 BC - c. 148 BC) was the first King of Numidia, an ancient North African nation of Berber tribes, which he united, and is most famous for his role as a Roman ally in the Battle of Zama</p><p>He originaly fought on the side of Carthage against Rome at the age of seventeen, during the 2nd Punic war he led an army of Numidian troops and Carthaginian auxiliaries against Syphax&#039;s army (a king of the ancient Libyan tribe Masaesyli of western Numidia) and won a decisive victory.</p><p><br /></p><p>After his victory over Syphax he went to Spain serving under Hasdrubal Barca (Brother of Hannibal he was involved in the Carthaginian victories of Castulo and Ilorca but decided to change sides after the Carthiginians lost to Scripo Africanus at the battle of Ilipa</p><p><br /></p><p>In the later battle of Zarma he commanded some 6000 Numidian plus 3000 Roman cavelry and Greatly helping Scripo to defeat Hannibals army. For his services he received the kingdom of Syphax, and became king of Numidia</p><p><br /></p><p>He lived into his 90s and was still apparently leading his troops into battle, his actions against Carthage are part of the resons for the 3rd Punic war.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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