1/2 Unit - Ptolemy Caesarea

Ptolemy of Mauretania was the son of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II — herself the daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII — making this coin the product of a dynasty with direct Ptolemaic Egyptian blood, which explains the epithet Caesarea on the issue. His reign ended in 40 AD when Caligula summoned him to Rome and had him executed, reportedly out of envy over the spectacle Ptolemy made at the games. The kingdom was then absorbed directly into the Roman provincial system, ending client rule in Mauretania permanently.