Juba II, King of Mauretania (25 BC-23 AD).
Obverse: REX IVBA, diademed head
right
Reverse: Elephant walking right
Mint :
Carthage
Date : 25
BC-23 AD
Reference : SNG Copenhagen 577; Mazard 1350
Grade : VF
Weight : 3.79g
Denom: Denarius
Metal : Silver
Comments: The elephant is possibly taken from denarius minted by Julius Caesar
or Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio both struck during the civil war period ca.
48-46 B.C, both of which showed an elephant and would have been used extensively
in Mauritania (N. Africa).