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Semis - Syphax Western Numidia, small beard, horseman left
| Issuer | Numidia |
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| Year | 213 BC - 202 BC |
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| Weight | 8.7 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and bearded male head facing left, identified as King Syphax of the Masaesyli, rendered in a Hellenistic portrait style. The effigy displays a short, close-cropped beard and a royal diadem encircling the hair. The portrait occupies the central field of the flan, with the features showing a strong yet somewhat schematic modelling characteristic of Numidian bronze coinage of this period. The plain field surrounding the bust bears no legend or additional devices. |
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| Reverse description | A horseman galloping at full pace to the left, seated bareback on a horse with legs fully extended, consistent with the dynamic equestrian imagery typical of Numidian royal coinage. A control dot appears either before or behind the horseman's foot depending on the die variety. Below the horse, a rectangular cartouche encloses a Punic legend reading 'SPhQ HMMLKT' (translating as 'Syphax the King'), serving as the royal titulature of the issuing monarch. |
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| Mintage | ND (213 BC - 202 BC) - Dot before the horseman`s foot - ND (213 BC - 202 BC) - Dot behind the horseman`s foot - |
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