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Denarius - Juba II Caesarea
| Issuer | Mauretania |
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| Year | 25 BC - 24 AD |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of the personification of Africa facing right, wearing a distinctive elephant-skin headdress, the proboscis visible over the brow, emblematic of the continent and its regal associations. Two spears or javelins are visible behind the bust, and a stalk of grain is placed before it, alluding to the agricultural wealth of Mauretania. The composition is typical of Juba II's reverse iconography, referencing both his kingdom's African identity and its Hellenistic royal pretensions. The field is plain with no additional legend, allowing the allegorical imagery to dominate. |
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| Mint | Caesarea (Cherchell, modern Algeria) |
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