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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |North Africa| > |Numidia| > GB92769
Kingdom of Numidia, Massinissa 203 - 148 B.C., or Micipsa 148 - 118 B.C.
|Numidia|, |Kingdom| |of| |Numidia,| |Massinissa| |203| |-| |148| |B.C.,| |or| |Micipsa| |148| |-| |118| |B.C.|, When King Masinissa died, rule was divided among his three sons by Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, to whom Masinissa had given the authority to administer his estate. Micipsa received the Numidian capital of Cirta along with the palace and treasury, Gulussa the charge of war, and Mastarnable the administration of justice. After his brothers died, Micipsa alone controlled the kingdom.
GB92769. Bronze AE 26, cf. Viola CNP 75, Alexandropoulos MAA 25, Müller Afrique 40, SNG Cop 498, de Luynes IV 3933, F, green patina, porous, Siga (near Aïn Témouchent, Algeria) mint, weight 10.824g, maximum diameter 25.5mm, die axis 0o, 200 - 118 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Masinissa (or Micipsa) left with pointed beard, dot border; reverse horse stepping left, star of eight rays around central pellet; ex Munzhandlung Ritter; SOLD










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