Hiempsal
II,
Obverse:
Veiled head of Demeter r., wreathed with corn
Reverse:
Free
running horse r., Punic H below, palm tree behind
Mint
:
Date
:
c. 106-60 BC
Reference
: Mazzard-81,
Muller-48
Grade
:
Weight
:
6.87g
Denom
:
Metal
:
Dealer
:
HJB
Acquired:
Comments : AE 20, Hiempsal
II. was the son of Gauda, the half-brother of Jugurtha. In 88 BC, after the
triumph of Sulla, when the younger Marius fled from
The goddess Demeter (goddess of grain
and fertility ) was known as Ceres in Roman mythology.