- Identification and Creation
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- Object Number
- 1976.79.1028
- People
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Issued by M. Aemilius Scaurus, Roman
Issued by P. Plautius Hypsaeus, Roman
- Title
- Denarius of M. Aemilius Scaurus and P. Plautius Hypsaeus, Rome
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 58 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Republican period
- Culture
- Roman Republican
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/181442
- Physical Descriptions
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- Medium
- silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.99 g
- Die Axis
- 8
- Denomination
- denarius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: Above, M.SCAVR/AED.CVR; on either side, EX - S.C; below, REX.ARETAS
- Reverse Inscription: Above, P.HVPSAE/AED.CVR; below, C.HVPSAE.COS/PREIVE; on r., CAPTV upwards
- State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
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- Standard Reference Number
- RRC 422/1b
- Acquisition and Rights
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- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.79.1028
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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- Descriptions
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- Description
- Obv.: Camel r.; before, kneeling figure, holding reins in l. hand and olive branch tied with fillet in r. hand; above, [M.]SCAVR/[A]ED.CVR; on either side, [E]X - S.C; below, [R]EX.ARETAS. Border of dots.
Rev.: Jupiter in quadriga l., holding rein in l. hand and thunderbolt in raised r. hand; below horses, scorpion r.; above, [P.]HVPSAE/AED.CVR; below, [C.]HVPSAE.COS/[PR]EIVE; on r., CAPTV upwards. Border of dots.
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