58 BC |
Denarius AR 17 |
SHH 4313 |
Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference Provenance |
3.83 g 16.8-17.8 mm 4:00
o'clock VF Nabataean king Aretas kneeling right beside camel in attitude of supplication, presenting olive-branch; M SCAVR // AED CVR above, EX / S [C] to left and right, [R]EX ARET[AS] in exergue. Jupiter brandishing thunderbolt in quadriga left, scorpion below forelegs of horses; [HVPSAEV AE]D CVR above, CAPTV upward on right, C HYPSAE C COS // PREIVE[R] in exergue. ? Crawford 422.1b; Sear Roman Coins I 379; Sydenham 913 Ex Harlan J. Berk, 21.4.2001 |