bgr_1008312 - NUMIDIA - KINGDOM OF NUMIDIA - MASINISSA or MICIPSA Unité
75.00 €(Approx. 84.75$ | 63.75£)
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Type : Unité
Date: c. 150 AC.
Mint name / Town : Cirta, Numidie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 26,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 13,68 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli revers. Portrait agréable. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
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.
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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