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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |North Africa| > |Mauretania| > GB84540
Lix, Mauretania, c. 50 - 1 B.C.
|Mauretania|, |Lix,| |Mauretania,| |c.| |50| |-| |1| |B.C.|, Ancient Lixus is located within modern Larache, on the right bank of Loukkos River the about three kilometers inland from the Atlantic ocean. Lixus was first settled by the Phoenicians in the 7th century B.C. and was later annexed by Carthage. When Carthage fell to Rome, Lixus became an imperial outpost of the Roman province Mauretania Tingitana. Among the ruins, there are Roman baths, temples, 4th-century walls, a mosaic floor, a Christian church and the intricate remains of the Capitol Hill.
GB84540. Bronze AE 26, Alexandropoulos MAA 167, Mazard 630, Müller Afrique 234, SNG Cop 692, SGCV II 6643, aF, light corrosion, Lixus (Larache, Morocco) mint, weight 9.762g, maximum diameter 26.2mm, die axis 180o, c. 50 - 1 B.C.; obverse male head left (Chusor-Phtah?), with conical hat with long tassel; reverse two bunches of grapes, neo-Punic inscription: LKS (above), MPL (below); rare; SOLD










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