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Æ21 - Iarbas
| Issuer | Numidia |
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| Year | 88 BC - 81 BC |
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| Currency | Eastern Numidia from Micipsa`s death to the Roman annexation (118 BC-46 BC) |
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| Obverse description | Bare male head facing right, rendered in a bold, somewhat archaic style characteristic of Numidian royal coinage. The hair is depicted in thick, deeply incised parallel striations falling in layers to the nape of the neck. The facial features are strongly modelled, with a pronounced brow, broad nose, and full lips. The flan is irregular and somewhat broad, with the portrait occupying the central field. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (88 BC - 81 BC) |
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Iarbas seized the Numidian throne during the chaos following the death of Hiempsal II, briefly holding power with the backing of the Marian faction in Rome. His reign ended when Pompey arrived in Africa in 81 BC on Sulla's orders, defeated him militarily, and restored the pro-Sullan Hiempsal II — after which Iarbas was executed. The entire coinage of his reign falls within that narrow, violent window.