Denarius - Juba II and Ptolemy Caesarea

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.