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bgr_336909 - NUMIDIA - KINGDOM OF NUMIDIA - MASINISSA or MICIPSA Unité

NUMIDIA - KINGDOM OF NUMIDIA - MASINISSA or MICIPSA Unité XF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 150.00 €
Type : Unité
Date: c. 150 AC.
Mint name / Town : Numidie, Cirta
Metal : copper
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 11,46 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan large irrégulier centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait. Frappe bien venu au revers. Belle patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée et barbue du roi (Masinissa ou Micipsa) à gauche.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval bondissant à gauche ; au-dessous, un globule.

Commentary


Poids léger. Ce type anépigraphe est frappé à partir de la fin du IIIe siècle avant J.-C. et le sera pendant près d’un siècle.

Historical background


NUMIDIA - KINGDOM OF NUMIDIA - MASINISSA or MICIPSA

(203-148 BC)

The Numidians were nomads. Their leader, Massinissa made his appearance in history at the time of the second Punic war. He betrayed the Carthaginians and became an ally of the Romans and Scipio. Great winner in Africa after the battle of Zama in 202 BC, he carved out a kingdom in North Africa at the gates of Carthage. He spent the next fifty years consolidating his kingdom and challenging Carthage using the Romans. He died at the start of the Third Punic War (149-146 BC). His eldest son, Micipsa succeeded him with his two brothers and reigned for thirty years.

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