Roman Republic. M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus (58 BC). Denarius (Jupiter in quadriga & scorpion). Rome mint 58 BC.

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Roman Republic AR Denarius (58 BC, Rome mint) with obverse M. Scaurus and P. Hypsaeus and Nabataean king Aretas kneeling, and reverse Jupiter in fast quadriga with a scorpion, weighing 4.30 g and 18.3 mm in diameter.

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Roman Republic – M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus (58 BC) – AR Denarius (Jupiter in quadriga & scorpion). Rome mint 58 BC.

Obv: M SCAVR / AED CVR. Nabatean king Aretas kneeling to right, olive branch raised in right hand, reins of camel standing right beside him in left; EX-S C across fields, REX ARETAS in exergue.

Rev: P HVPSAEV / AED CVR. Jupiter in fast quadriga left, reins in left hand, hurling thunderbolt with right; scorpion right in left field, CAPTV upward to right; C HVPSAE COS PREIVE in two lines in exergue.

Reference: Crawford 422/1b; Sydenham 913
Weight: 4.30 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Metal: Silver


Provenance: ex private collection
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Roman Republic – M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus (58 BC) – AR Denarius (Jupiter in quadriga & scorpion). Rome mint 58 BC.

Obv: M SCAVR / AED CVR. Nabatean king Aretas kneeling to right, olive branch raised in right hand, reins of camel standing right beside him in left; EX-S C across fields, REX ARETAS in exergue.

Rev: P HVPSAEV / AED CVR. Jupiter in fast quadriga left, reins in left hand, hurling thunderbolt with right; scorpion right in left field, CAPTV upward to right; C HVPSAE COS PREIVE in two lines in exergue.

Reference: Crawford 422/1b; Sydenham 913
Weight: 4.30 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Metal: Silver


Provenance: ex private collection
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Details

Era
Before 1400
Culture/region
Roman Republic
Year/Period and Variation
(Jupiter in quadriga & scorpion). Rome mint 58 BC.
Ruler
M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus (58 BC)
Denomination
Denarius
Metal
AR
Condition
Ungraded
PolandVerified
40
Objects sold
Private

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