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Denarius of Kingdom of Numidia with bust of Juba I
Greek
Late Hellenistic Period
about 60–46 B.C.
Mint: Numidia (Kingdom), Utica
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 4.89 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.190
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0511.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Juba, bearded, with hair elaborately arranged in formal curls, and with sceptre at his shoulder.
Dotted circle.
REX.IVBA
Reverse: Temple.
Neo-Punic letters for Yub 'ai hammamleket (Juba rex.)
Dotted circle.
REX.IVBA
Reverse: Temple.
Neo-Punic letters for Yub 'ai hammamleket (Juba rex.)
ProvenanceBenson Collection.;Cat. Sotheby, Benson, 1909, no. 808.
by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)