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Denarius - Juba II Caesarea
| Issuer | Mauretania |
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| Year | 16 |
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| Value | 1 Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Juba II portrayed in the guise of the youthful Herakles, facing right, with the characteristic lion's skin headdress draped over the crown of the head; the knotted forepaws visible at the neck. A club rests over the right shoulder, referencing the hero's canonical attributes. The portrait combines Hellenistic royal iconography with a deliberate allusion to divine ancestry. The Latin legend REX · IVBΛ is disposed around the periphery of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A richly laden cornucopiae, overflowing with grape bunches, occupies the central field, evoking the agricultural prosperity of Mauretania. In the background, an ornate trident, its shaft tied with a decorative fillet, stands vertically behind the cornucopiae, referencing maritime power and possibly a Poseidon cult association. The Greek date letters Є (5) and T (300) appear divided across the left and right upper fields respectively, with A (1) and M (40) similarly disposed in the lower fields, together forming the regnal year notation ETAM. The coin is struck in the Caesarean mint tradition with characteristic Hellenistic provincial style. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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