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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |North Africa| > |Mauretania| > SL91482
Kingdom of Mauretania, Juba II and Cleopatra Selene, 25 B.C. - 23 A.D.
|Mauretania|, |Kingdom| |of| |Mauretania,| |Juba| |II| |and| |Cleopatra| |Selene,| |25| |B.C.| |-| |23| |A.D.|, After his father's defeat and suicide, Juba II was take to Rome and paraded in Caesar's triumph. He was then raised in Caesar's household where he and Octavian became lifelong friends. He accompanied Octavian on campaigns after Caesar's death even fighting at the battle of Actium against his future wife's parents. Cleopatra Selene was the daughter of Cleopatra VII by Marc Antony. After the battle of Actium, she was raised by Octavia, Octavian's sister. Augustus restored Juba II as the king of Numidia c. 28 B.C. and later arranged for him to marry Cleopatra Selene II giving her a large dowry and appointing her queen.
SL91482. Silver drachm, Mazard 299, SNG Cop 567, Müller Afrique 97, NGC Ch VF, strike 3/5, surface 3/5 (2490384-004), Numidia, Caesarea (Cherchell, Algeria) mint, weight 3.212g, maximum diameter 18.0mm, die axis 180o, 20 B.C. - 23 A.D.; obverse REX IVBA (King Juba), diademed head right; reverse BAΣIΛIΣΣA K<Θ>ΛEOΠATPA (Queen Cleopatra), star with six rays around central pellet, within and above a crescent with horns upward; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; NGC| Lookup; scarce; SOLD










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