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Camels on Ancient Coins

The camel was a symbol of Arabia.

Roman Republic, First Triumvirate, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus & Publius Plautius Hypsaeus, 58 B.C.

|99-50| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |First| |Triumvirate,| |Marcus| |Aemilius| |Scaurus| |&| |Publius| |Plautius| |Hypsaeus,| |58| |B.C.||denarius|
M. Aemilius Scaurus, in 62 B.C., as quaestor to Pompey, was sent against King Aretas but withdrew when Aretas paid 300 talents. Aemilius was curule aedile when this coin was struck. This was the first time a moneyer publicized an event from his own career on coinage. Later he was praetor and propraetor, lost a campaign for Consul, and successfully defended Cicero. In 52 B.C., he was charged with bribery and went into exile.
RR97738. Silver denarius, Crawford 422/1b, Sydenham 913, RSC I Aemilia 8, Russo RBW 1519, SRCV I 379, gVF, attractive toning, tight flan, mild die wear, weight 3.779 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 58 B.C.; obverse Aretas, King of Nabataea, kneeling beside camel raising olive branch with fillet, M·SCAVR over AED·CVR above, EX - S C divided across field, REX ARETAS in exergue; reverse Jupiter in quadriga left, reins in right, hurling thunderbolt with left, scorpion below, P·HYPSAEVS over AED·CVR above, CAPT on right, C·HYPSAE·COS over PREIVE in exergue; ex Áureo & Calicó auction 352 (20 Oct 2020), lot 2046; SOLD


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Bostra, Arabia

|Decapolis,| |Arabia| |&| |Syria|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Bostra,| |Arabia||drachm|
Bostra was the northern Nabataean capital, until Trajan annexed the kingdom. It was then capital of Provincia Arabia, where the Third Legio Cyrenaica was garrisoned. The emperor Philip was born in Bostra and designated it a metropolis.
RS77327. Silver drachm, RPC Online III 4073, Metcalf Tell Kalak 15, SNG ANS 1155, Sydenham Cappadocia 184 (Caesarea), Kindler Bostra -, SNG Cop -, VF, well centered on a tight flan cutting off parts of legends, toned, light marks, slight porosity, weight 3.300 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, Bostra (Bosra, Syria) mint, 1 Jan - 9 Dec 112 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIAN CEB ΓEPM ΔAK (Imperator Caesar Nerva Augustus Germanicus Dacicus), laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞ Iς YΠAT ς (holder of Tribunitian power for 16 years, consul for the 6th time), Arabia standing facing, head left, wearing chiton, peplos and stephane, branch downward in right hand, bundle of cinnamon sticks in left hand, camel left in background on left; SOLD


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.

|Trajan|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.||denarius|
In 106 A.D., King Rabbel II of Nabataea died, after ruling since 70 A.D. Although there is no evidence of a pretext for annexation and Rabbel II had an heir named Obodas, Trajan moved Third Cyrenaica from Egypt into Petra and the Sixth Ferrata, a Syrian garrison unit, to occupy Bostra. It seems was some resistance from the Nabataean royal guard, but annexation was not widely resisted and there was little fighting. Trajan did not adopt the appellation Arabicus, as he did Dacius when he conquered Dacia, and Nabataean troops served as Roman auxiliary troops soon after conquest.
SH52310. Silver denarius, Woytek 285b, RIC II 142, RSC II 89, BMCRE III 297, BnF IV 452, Hunter II 91 var. (no dr.), SRCV II -, gVF, toned, excellent portrait, weight 2.963 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 110 A.D.; obverse IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Arabia standing front, head left, branch in right hand, bundle of cinnamon sticks in left hand, camel walking left in background on left; SOLD


Roman Republic, First Triumvirate, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus & Publius Plautius Hypsaeus, 58 B.C.

|99-50| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |First| |Triumvirate,| |Marcus| |Aemilius| |Scaurus| |&| |Publius| |Plautius| |Hypsaeus,| |58| |B.C.||denarius|
M. Aemilius Scaurus, in 62 B.C., as quaestor to Pompey, was sent against King Aretas but withdrew when Aretas paid 300 talents. Aemilius was curule aedile when this coin was struck. This was the first time a moneyer publicized an event from his own career on coinage. Later he was praetor and propraetor, lost a campaign for Consul, and successfully defended Cicero. In 52 B.C., he was charged with bribery and went into exile.
RR110662. Silver denarius, Crawford 422/1b, Sydenham 913, RSC I Aemilia 8, Russo RBW 1519, SRCV I 379, gVF, toned, reverse off center, tight flan, weight 4.023 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 58 B.C.; obverse Aretas, King of Nabataea, kneeling beside camel raising olive branch with fillet, M SCAVR / AED CVR above, EX - S C at sides, REX ARETAS in exergue; reverse Jupiter in quadriga left, reins in right, hurling thunderbolt with left, scorpion below, P HYPSAEVS / AED CVR above, CAPTV on right, C HYPSAE COS / PREIVER in exergue; ex Gorny & Mosch auction 291 (8 Nov 2022), lot 3304; SOLD


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.

|Trajan|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.||denarius|
This type was issued to commemorate the founding of the Roman province Arabia Petraea, consisting of the former Nabataean kingdom in Jordan, the southern Levant, the Sinai Peninsula, and the northwestern area of the Arabian peninsula. Trajan completed the Via Nova Traiana, a road from Bostra through Petra to the port at Aqaba, made Bostra the capital of the province, and awarded Petra the status of metropolis. Unlike Armenia, Mesopotamia, and Assyria, Rome held Arabia long after Trajan's rule. In Diocletian's restructuring of the empire in 284 - 305, the province was enlarged to include parts of modern-day Israel. After Diocletian, Arabia became a part of the Diocese of Oriens ("the East"). In the Byzantine period, Arabia was the frontline of Byzantine-Sassanid Wars. In the 5th or 6th century, it was transformed into Palaestina Salutaris.
RS113109. Silver denarius, Woytek 396b, Strack I 174, RIC II 245, RSC II 26, BMCRE III 474, SRCV II -, VF, excellent portrait, flow lines, iridescent toning, rev. die wear, weight 3.630 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 112 - 113 A.D.; obverse IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Arabia standing front, head left, branch downward in right hand, bundle of cinnamon sticks in right hand, camel walking left in background on left, ARAB ADQ in exergue; SOLD


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D.

|Trajan|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.||denarius|
This type was issued to commemorate the founding of the Roman province Arabia Petraea, consisting of the former Nabataean kingdom in Jordan, the southern Levant, the Sinai Peninsula, and the northwestern area of the Arabian peninsula. Trajan completed the Via Nova Traiana, a road from Bostra through Petra to the port at Aqaba, made Bostra the capital of the province, and awarded Petra the status of metropolis. Unlike Armenia, Mesopotamia, and Assyria, Rome held Arabia long after Trajan's rule. In Diocletian's restructuring of the empire in 284 - 305, the province was enlarged to include parts of modern-day Israel. After Diocletian, Arabia became a part of the Diocese of Oriens ("the East"). In the Byzantine period, Arabia was the frontline of Byzantine-Sassanid Wars. In the 5th or 6th century, it was transformed into Palaestina Salutaris.
SH84710. Silver denarius, Woytek 396b, Strack I 174, RIC II 245, RSC II 26, BMCRE III 474, SRCV II -, VF, nice portrait, well centered, toned, light marks and scratches, weight 3.328 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 112 - 113 A.D.; obverse IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Arabia standing front, head left, branch downward in right hand, bundle of cinnamon sticks in right hand, camel walking left in background on left, ARAB ADQ in exergue; ex CNG e-auction 388, part of lot 704; SOLD


Roman Republic, First Triumvirate, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus & Publius Plautius Hypsaeus, 58 B.C.

|99-50| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |First| |Triumvirate,| |Marcus| |Aemilius| |Scaurus| |&| |Publius| |Plautius| |Hypsaeus,| |58| |B.C.||denarius|
M. Aemilius Scaurus, in 62 B.C., as quaestor to Pompey, was sent against King Aretas but withdrew when Aretas paid 300 talents. Aemilius was curule aedile when this coin was struck. This was the first time a moneyer publicized an event from his own career on coinage. Later he was praetor and propraetor, lost a campaign for Consul, and successfully defended Cicero. In 52 B.C., he was charged with bribery and went into exile.
RR81825. Silver denarius, Crawford 422/1b, Sydenham 913, RSC I Aemilia 8, Russo RBW 1519, SRCV I 379, nice gVF, well centered on a tight flan, minor flat center on reverse, toned, weight 3.942 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 58 B.C.; obverse Aretas, King of Nabataea, kneeling beside camel raising olive branch with fillet, M·SCAVR over AED·CVR above, EX - S C at sides, REX ARETAS in exergue; reverse Jupiter in quadriga left, reins in right, hurling thunderbolt with left, scorpion below, P·HYPSAEVS over AED·CVR above, CAPT on right, C HYPSAE COS over PREIVE in exergue; SOLD


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Bostra, Arabia, Overstruck on Nabataean Drachm

|Roman| |Arabia|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Bostra,| |Arabia,| |Overstruck| |on| |Nabataean| |Drachm||drachm|
Bostra was the northern Nabataean capital, until Trajan annexed the kingdom. It was then capital of Provincia Arabia, where the Third Legio Cyrenaica was garrisoned. The emperor Philip was born in Bostra and designated it a metropolis. It is likely that all specimens of the type were struck on silver from the Nabatean treasury. Some specimens, including this one, were overstruck on Nabatean drachms.
RS113121. Silver drachm, RPC Online III 4075; Metcalf Tell Kalak 17; SNG ANS 1157; Sydenham Cappadocia 189 (Caesarea); BMC Galatia p. 54, 62 var. (Caesarea, no drapery), aVF, overstruck on an Nabataean drachm with part of legend from undertype visible on both sides, oval flan, edge splits/cracks, weight 3.087 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, die axis 180o, Bostra (Bosra, Syria) mint, 10 Dec 113 - Aug 114 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIAN CEB ΓEPM ΔAK, laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞ IH YΠAT ς (holder of Tribunitian power for 18 years, consul for the 6th time), Arabia standing facing, head left, wearing chiton, peplos and stephane, branch downward in right hand, bundle of cinnamon sticks in left hand, camel left in background on left; SOLD


Roman Republic, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus & Publius Plautius Hypsaeus, 58 B.C.

|99-50| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Marcus| |Aemilius| |Scaurus| |&| |Publius| |Plautius| |Hypsaeus,| |58| |B.C.||denarius|
M. Aemilius Scaurus, in 62 B.C., as quaestor to Pompey, was sent against King Aretas but withdrew when Aretas paid 300 talents. Aemilius was curule aedile when this coin was struck. This was the first time a moneyer publicized an event from his own career on coinage. Later he was praetor and propraetor, lost a campaign for Consul, and successfully defended Cicero. In 52 B.C., he was charged with bribery and went into exile.
RR17981. Silver denarius, Crawford 422/1a, Sydenham 912, BMCRR Rome 3877, RSC I Aemilia 9, SRCV I 378, aVF, weight 3.847 g, maximum diameter 17.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 58 B.C.; obverse Aretas, King of Nabataea, kneeling beside camel raising olive branch with fillet, M·SCAVR over AED·CVR above, EX - S C at sides, AED CVR in ex; reverse Jupiter in quadriga left, reins in right, hurling thunderbolt with left, P HYPSAEVS / AED CVR above, CAPTV on right, C HYPSAE COS / PREIVER in exergue; scarce; SOLD


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Bostra, Arabia

|Arabia|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Bostra,| |Arabia||drachm|
Bostra was the northern Nabataean capital, until Trajan annexed the kingdom. It was then capital of Provincia Arabia, where the Third Legio Cyrenaica was garrisoned. The emperor Philip was born in Bostra and designated it a metropolis. This type was almost certainly struck with silver from the Nabatean treasury. Some specimens appear to have been overstruck on Nabatean drachms.
RP92423. Silver drachm, cf. Metcalf Tell Kalak 15 - 17 (years 16 - 18), SNG ANS 6 1156 (also date illegible), SNG Cop -, VF, fantastic bold "caricature" portrait, dark old cabinet tone, slightly off center, light marks, edge crack, weight 3.082 g, maximum diameter 18.1 mm, die axis 210o, Bostra (Bosra, Syria) mint, Jan 112 - Aug 114 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIAN CEB ΓEPM ΔAK (Imperator Caesar Nerva Augustus Germanicus Dacicus), laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞ Iς (or IZ, or IH) YΠAT ς (holder of Tribunitian power for 16 (or 17, or 18) years, consul for the 6th time), Arabia standing facing, head left, wearing chiton, peplos and stephane, branch downward in right hand, bundle of cinnamon sticks in left hand, camel left in background on left; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLD




    




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