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Denarius - Ptolemy Caesarea
| Issuer | Mauretania |
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| Year | 28 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (28) - Ptolemy reign year 8 |
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Ptolemy of Mauretania was the son of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II — herself the daughter of Antony and Cleopatra — making him the last ruling descendant of both the Ptolemaic and Seleucid lines. His kingdom operated as a client state under Augustus and Tiberius, issuing coins in Roman denominations as a deliberate alignment with imperial currency practice. Caligula had him summoned to Rome and executed in 40 AD, allegedly over a jealous dispute about a purple cloak, extinguishing the dynasty and prompting Rome to annex Mauretania directly.
The SNG Copenhagen gap confirms no example was catalogued in that reference, making CNNM#455 the primary anchor for attribution.