Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:
8-8054
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Alternate number:
8-4636a (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.184
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:
Obverse legend: M.SCAVR. and Reverse exergue: C.HYSPAE.COS.PR
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
58 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.01 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8054, described as 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.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8054, described as 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.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8054, described as 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.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8054, described as 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.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8054, described as 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.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8054, described as 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.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8054, described as 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.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8054, described as 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar denarius, accession number 8-8054, described as 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.

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