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bgr_273238 - NUMIDIA - KINGDOM OF NUMIDIA - MASINISSA Double unité

NUMIDIA - KINGDOM OF NUMIDIA - MASINISSA  Double unité VG/VF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2012)
Price : 195.00 €
Type : Double unité
Date: c. 150-120 AC.
Mint name / Town : Numidie, Cirta
Metal : copper
Diameter : 32,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 23,06 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan épais et irrégulier, ébréché à l’usure très importante, mais parfaitement identifiable. Patine gris verte épaisse et granuleuse
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 debout à gauche ; derrière un caducée.

Commentary


Cette double unité de grand module semble bien avoir été frappée sous le règne de Massinissa.

Historical background


NUMIDIA - KINGDOM OF NUMIDIA - MASINISSA

(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)..

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