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1/2 Unit - Ptolem Caesarea
| Issuer | Mauretania |
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| Year | 24-40 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of King Ptolemy of Mauretania facing right, rendered in moderate relief with fine engraving of the diadem and drapery folds at the shoulder. The effigy displays a youthful, idealized portrait consistent with Hellenistic royal coinage. The circular Latin legend REX PTOLEMAEVS runs around the periphery of the flan, partially visible due to the irregular striking. The overall style reflects the hybrid Greco-Roman artistic tradition prevalent in the royal coinage of Mauretania during the early 1st century AD. |
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| Reverse description | A lion standing to the right in a naturalistic, alert posture, with its head turned slightly forward and tail raised, rendered in bold relief against a plain field. A six-pointed star or pellet-star device appears above the animal's back in the upper field, serving as a dynastic or celestial symbol common in Mauretanian royal coinage. The flan is broad and irregularly shaped, consistent with the hammered bronze coinage of this series. No legend or inscription is present on the reverse, the lion and star together constituting the sole decorative programme. |
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| Mintage | ND (24-40) |
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