Juba I

Obverse:         Diademed, draped bust of King Juba right, with pointed beard and hair in formal curls, scepter at shoulder, REX IVBA before

Reverse:           Octastyle temple, Neo-Punic legend on either side (Yubai hammamleket). 

Mint :              North Africa-Numidia

Date :              BC 60-46

Reference :     Sear GCV, Vol II, 6607

Grade :            VF

Weight :         

Denom:           Denarius

Metal :            Silver

Dealer :           Beast Coin

Acquired:        07/07/04

Comments: The temple shown on the reverse is possibly a mix of Greek and Punic architecture with the flat roof with pediment a Punic style. 
One of the last kings of Numidia (c. 60–46 BC), Juba supported the Pompeian side in the Roman civil war between Pompey and Julius Caesar. The kingdom fell in 46 BC at the Battle of Thapsus and was formed into a new province, Africa Nova.  Caesar had 
Juba’s young son, Juba II, taken to Rome to be brought up in his household. Augustus, in 25 BC created a client kingdom in Numidia and appointed Juba II to rule. In 26 BC Juba II married Cleopatra Selene, sometimes referred to as Cleopatra VIII, the daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony.