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Drachm of Kingdom of Numidia with head of Jugurtha
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 118–106 B.C.
Mint: Numidia (Kingdom)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 3.14 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number68.731
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Jugurtha to left.
Reverse: Elephant right.
Phoenician letter below.
Reverse: Elephant right.
Phoenician letter below.
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Bank Leu & Co., A.G., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; November 5, 1968: purchased from Bank Leu & Co., A.G. by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA, November 13, 1968