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Denarius - Juba II and Ptolemy Caesarea
| Issuer | Mauretania |
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| Year | 11 |
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| Value | 1 Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bare head of King Juba II facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition with finely detailed wavy hair secured by a royal diadem. The effigy displays strong facial features characteristic of the Mauretanian royal coinage. The Latin legend REX IVBA curves around the portrait within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | REX IVBA |
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Juba II ruled Mauretania as a client king installed by Augustus, having been raised in Rome after his father's defeat at Thapsus in 46 BC — making him more Roman intellectual than Numidian prince. This issue, struck at Caesarea, is notable for the joint association with his son Ptolemy, who would eventually be summoned to Rome by Caligula and executed in 40 AD, an act that triggered the Mauretanian revolt and ultimately ended the client kingdom entirely. The "var." designation against CNNM#383 typically reflects minor die differences in the regnal year notation or control marks, though attribution across this series remains contested among specialists.