Denarius

P. Plautius Hypsaeus
M. Aemilius Seaurus
Roman Republic

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58 BCE

Silver

Weight: 3.6 g

Diameter: 11/16 in. (18 mm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853

27.1.29255

Geography

Place Made: Italy, Europe

Period

1000 BCE-1 CE

Object Name

Coin

Research Area

Numismatics: Greek and Roman

Not on view

Inscriptions

Obverse: Standing camel and King Aretas; [E]X behind; S*[C] before; above [M]*SCAUR*AED*CVR; [R]EX*ARET[AS] in exergue Reverse: Quadriga with Jupiter left, scorpion below horses; [C]AP[TV] before; above [P*H]VPSAE*AED*CVR; C*HYPSAE*COS*PREIVE in exergue; on right [C]AP-TV upwards

Course History

CLST 17, HIST 94, Roman History: The Republic, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2019

CLST 17, HIST 94, Roman History: The Republic, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2019

CLST 17, HIST 94, Roman History: The Republic, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2019

LAT 15, Literature of Rome, Simone Oppen, Fall 2019

Provenance

Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.

Catalogue Raisonne

Crawford: 422/1b

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