Denarius

88-13-138

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 88-13-138
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Republican Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Rome (Italy)
Period Roman Republican Period
Date Made 58 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Silver
Iconography King Aretas | Camel | Olive Branch | Fillet | Jupiter | Quadriga | Thunderbolt | Horse | Scorpion
Description

Obv: King Aretas kneeling, holding camel and olive branch to which is attached a fillet; above M.SCAVR; at sides EX S.C. AED. CVR

Rev: Jupiter in quadriga 1. hurling thunderbolt; below horses scorpion; above P. HY SAEV AED.CVR; in ex., C. HY SAE COS PREIVER

Outside Diameter 1.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Classical Studies, 1988
Other Number 87 - Other Number

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