PTOLEMY OF MAURETANIA SILVER DENARIUS – CAPRICORN ISSUE OF GRANDSON OF CLEOPATRA VII – XF NGC GRADED MAURETANIAN KINGDOM COIN (Inv. 18899)

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18899. KINGDOM OF MAURETANIA. PTOLEMY, ca. AD 21–40.
Silver denarius, 1.86 g, 14 mm. Issue of Caesarea, Mauretania, dated year 7 or 8 or 9 (AD 28–30).
Obv. REX PTOLEMAE[VS], diademed and draped bust of Ptolemy right. Rev. R A VII…[?], Capricorn right.
Mazard 454–456.
NGC graded XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, rare variety. The regnal date is slightly off planchet, so the date may be either year VII, VII[I], or VII[II]. The Capricorn makes reference to the birth sign of Augustus, enabling Juba to suggest a connection with the great Roman emperor.