SH41419. Silver denarius, Crawford 422/1b, Sydenham 913, RSC I Aemilia 8, Russo RBW 1519, SRCV I 379, gVF, Rome mint, weight 3.610g, maximum diameter 18.7mm, die axis 135
o, 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;
old "cigar box" collection toning; from the Prof. Henry H. Armstrong collection, handwritten envelope notes, "Purchase, 1909 - 1910";
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