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Denarius - Ptolemy Caesarea

Issuer Kingdom of Mauretania
Year 28
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Shape Round (irregular)
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Obverse lettering REX PTOLEMAEVS
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Edge Plain
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Ptolemy of Mauretania was the son of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II — herself the daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII — making him arguably the last living descendant of the Ptolemaic dynasty when Caligula had him executed in 40 AD, reportedly out of jealousy over the reception Ptolemy received while visiting Rome. This coin predates that end by over a decade, struck when Mauretania still functioned as a client kingdom under nominal Roman oversight.

The Caesarea mint, modern Cherchell in Algeria, served as the royal capital Juba II had refounded and renamed in honor of Augustus.