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Quinarius - Juba I
| Issuer | Numidia |
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| Year | 60 BC - 46 BC |
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| Value | Quinarius (5) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A horse galloping vigorously to the right, rendered with dynamic energy in the Numidian tradition, its legs fully extended in a flying gallop and tail streaming behind. The horse occupies the central field, set within a beaded border. A Neo-Punic legend arcs above the horse in the upper field, reading IOBA HMMLKT, identifying Juba as king in the indigenous script. The design reflects the strong equestrian cultural tradition of Numidia, a region renowned throughout the ancient world for its cavalry. The composition is compact and fluid, making effective use of the small flan. |
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Juba I allied with Pompey against Caesar, and after Pompey's defeat at Pharsalus in 48 BC he continued the Pompeian resistance in North Africa alongside Metellus Scipio. That cause ended at Thapsus in 46 BC, after which Juba fled and died by suicide rather than submit to Caesar's triumph. The quinarius denomination itself was a Roman form adopted deliberately — Juba minted in Roman weight standards to signal legitimacy to the substantial Roman settler and merchant population within his reach.