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LOT 3289
M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus AR Denarius. 58 BC. Rome mint.
Nabataean king Aretas kneeling to right, holding reins and olive branch before camel standing to right; M SCAVR above, EX SC to either side of camel, REX ARETAS in exergue / Jupiter driving galloping quadriga to left, holding reins and hurling thunderbolt; P HVPSAE AED CVR in two lines above; CAPTV upward to right; C HVPSAE COS PREIVE in two lines in exergue. Crawford 422/1b var. (obv AED CVR missing); cf. Roma, e-33, 403. Good Fine.(3.93gr, 18mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3289
M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus AR Denarius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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