Description
M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus.
Silver Denarius, mint of Rome, 58 BC.
Obverse: M•SCAVR AED•CVR – EX-S•C, Nabatean king Aretas kneeling right, holding reins and olive branch, camel standing right, behind, [REX•]ARETAS] in exergue.
Reverse: P•HVPSAE AED•CVR – CAPTV – C•HVPSAE•COS PREIVE, Jupiter driving quadriga left, holding reins and hurling thunderbolt, scorpion below horses.
(Crawford 422/1b; RSC 8; Sydenham 913).
Extremely Fine. Dark tone.
3.87g.