As - Massinissa or Micipsa with pellet

Obverse description	Laureate and bearded male head facing left, rendered in the Hellenistic tradition and attributed to either Massinissa or Micipsa. The effigy displays thick curling locks of hair beneath the laurel wreath, with pronounced facial features including a strong brow and full beard. The portrait fills the central field with no surrounding legend, consistent with Numidian royal bronze coinage of this period. The flan is irregular and the relief worn, typical of circulated hammered bronzes of North African production.
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Additional information	Numidia's bronze coinage emerged directly from the kingdom's alliance with Rome during the Second Punic War, when Massinissa's cavalry proved decisive at Zama in 202 BC. The pellet mark distinguishes a specific emission within this series and has been associated with distinct circulation zones across the Numidian interior, though scholarly consensus on precise attribution between Massinissa and Micipsa remains unsettled — the dynasty's nearly continuous output over eight decades complicates die-sequence analysis. Massinissa ruled for over fifty years after Zama, dying in 148 BC reportedly at age 90, still commanding troops in the field.