Rex Juba is not just about Juba II – it’s also about his wife, Cleopatra Selene, and she’s undoubtedly the more famous of the two. Selene was the daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra (yes, that Cleopatra), so was both an Egyptian princess and a scion of a prominent Roman dynasty. After the death of her parents, she was also brought in Rome as an orphan and paraded in Augustus’ Egyptian triumph, before being raised in Octavia’s household, where she met Juba.

Their marriage – and rule – seems to be one of equals. Many of their coins had Juba’s head on one side (with the legend written in Latin) and Selene’s on the other (with the legend written in Greek). Coins aside, there aren’t many depictions of Cleopatra Selene – this one is from their capital of Iol Caesarea (modern-day Cherchell, Algeria).

And if you want to delve into Selene’s story more, Jane Draycott’s excellent Cleopatra’s Daughter is very much a companion piece to Rex Juba.