28369 - Iol (Caesarea) (Juba II and Cleopatra Selene) (denarius Juba/headdress of Isis & sistrum) over Iol (Caesarea) (Juba/headdress of Isis & sistrum) (Roma Numismatics, EA 66, 9 Jan. 2020, 235)

Overstrike Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 28369

25 BCE - 5 BCEREX IVBA | BA-CI·AIC-CA / KΛЄΟΠΑΤΡA

Images

Overstriking coin

Juba_II_Roma_Numismatics, _EA_66, _9_Jan._2020, _235.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, EA 66, 9 Jan. 2020, 235
Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Acquired from Phidias (Paris), vente numismatique; Ex private French collection.	Archaeological context:	From the Banasa / El Ksar Hoard of 1907 (IGCH 2307)

Overstriking coin

Description

Obverse:

REX IVBA (Latin) Diademed head of Juba II right

Reverse:

BA-CI·AIC-CA / KΛЄΟΠΑΤΡA (Greek) Headdress of Isis (on left), surmounted by corn ears, and sistrum (on right)

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Iol (Caesarea)

Ancient region

Mauretania

Modern country: Algeria

Authority:

Cleopatra Selene II, Juba II (king of Numidia and Mauretania, 48 BCE-23 CE), Kingdom of Numidia

Chronology

From 25 BCE to 5 BCE

Roman ^{from 30 BC}

period

Physical description

Metal: Silver	Weight in grams: 3.203.2 g <br />3,200 mg <br />	Denomination: denarius	Axis: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
Diameter: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br />		Standard: Roman"

References

Coin reference:

Coin series reference:

"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Mazard 1955, n° 222, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 89

Overstruck type

Description

Obverse:

REX IVBA (Latin) Diademed head of Juba II right

Reverse:

BA-CI·AIC-CA / KΛЄΟΠΑΤΡA (Greek) Headdress of Isis (on left), surmounted by corn ears, and sistrum (on right)

Mint and issuing power

Mint ^ᵖ:

Iol (Caesarea)

Ancient region ^ᵖ

Mauretania

Modern country: Algeria

Authority ^ᵖ:

Cleopatra Selene II, Juba II (king of Numidia and Mauretania, 48 BCE-23 CE), Kingdom of Numidia

Chronology

From 25 BCE to 5 BCE

Roman ^{from 30 BC}

period

Physical description

Denomination ^ᵖ:

denarius

Standard ^ᵖ:

Roman

References

Coin type reference ^ᵖ:

"[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Mazard 1955, n° 222, "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 89

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidence:	sure
Remarks:	"traces of overstriking visible" (nb: not a double strike, but an overstrike over the same type)

References

a b Mazard, Jean (1955), Corpus nummorum Numidiae Mauretaniaeque, Arts et métiers graphiques, Paris, 265p.
a b Alexandropoulos, Jacques (2007), Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique (400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C.), Presses universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse, 507 p., 17 pl.