Ancient North Africa. Mauritania. Tingis. Unit Minted in Bocchus I, Sosus or Bocchus II times (between 118-33 B.C.) (No reserve price)
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Bronze unit from Mauritania, Tingis, minted 118–33 BC (Bocchus I, Sosus or Bocchus II), weight 3.30 g, 17 mm, obverse with a right-facing male bearded ruler and two ears of wheat with the neopunic legend tng between them; catalogued as SNG Copenhagen 732, choice fine condition with a dark brown patina.
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Ancient North Africa - Mauritania. Tingis (actual Tanger in Morocco) - bronze unit (3,30 g. 17 mm.). Minted in Bocchus I, Sosus or Bocchus II times (between 118-33 B.C.)
Male bearded ruler head to right.
Two ears of wheat, neopunic legend (tng) between them.
SNG Copenhagen 732
Choice fine condition, lovely dark brown original patina.
12043 2026-9282
Seller's Story
Lucernae is a numismatic company founded in 2002 by Antonio Hinojosa Pareja, a graduate in Geography and History since 1997.
Lucernae, as is well known, is the plural of a Latin word that defines a point of light (lucerna), a typical and everyday object in any home in the classical world. In the same way, our objective is the diffusion of historical knowledge through Numismatics. Being a point of light on Antiquity just like this small ceramic container filled with oil illuminated life hundreds or thousands of years ago! Welcome to the Story through the coins!
Translated by Google TranslateAncient North Africa - Mauritania. Tingis (actual Tanger in Morocco) - bronze unit (3,30 g. 17 mm.). Minted in Bocchus I, Sosus or Bocchus II times (between 118-33 B.C.)
Male bearded ruler head to right.
Two ears of wheat, neopunic legend (tng) between them.
SNG Copenhagen 732
Choice fine condition, lovely dark brown original patina.
12043 2026-9282
Seller's Story
Lucernae is a numismatic company founded in 2002 by Antonio Hinojosa Pareja, a graduate in Geography and History since 1997.
Lucernae, as is well known, is the plural of a Latin word that defines a point of light (lucerna), a typical and everyday object in any home in the classical world. In the same way, our objective is the diffusion of historical knowledge through Numismatics. Being a point of light on Antiquity just like this small ceramic container filled with oil illuminated life hundreds or thousands of years ago! Welcome to the Story through the coins!
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Era
Before 1400
Culture/region
Ancient North Africa
Year/period and variation
Minted in Bocchus I, Sosus or Bocchus II times (between 118-33 B.C.)
Ruler
Mauritania. Tingis
Denomination
Unit
Metal
Æ
Condition
Choice fine condition
Weight
3.3 g
Number of objects
1
