Three Rare Mauretanian Royal Issues

Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 480. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of MAURETANIA. Bocchus II. 49-33 BC. Æ 1/2 Unit(?) (4.36 g, 10h). Siga mint. Head right; behind, Nike crowns him with wreath / Bocchus standing left, holding thyrsos; behind, star above bull standing left. MAA 43; Mazard 112; SNG Copenhagen 538. VF, dark green patina. Very rare.

From the J.S. Wagner Collection.