8-4636a (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.184
Object count:
1
Description:
Coin. Silver Denarius. 3.01 grams. (M. Aemilius Scaurus - P. Plautius Hypsaeus) Obverse: King Aretas kneeling facing right holding camel and olive branch. Above, M.SCAVR., at sides, EX--S.C., in exergue (A)ED.CVR. Reverse: Jupiter in quadriga facing right, hurling thunderbolt. Above, on right CAPTV; in exergue C.HYPSAE.COS.PREIVER.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Late Roman Republic (242-49 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Jupiter (Roman deity)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: C.HYSPAE.COS.PR and Obverse legend: M.SCAVR.