Agora Auctions > Numismatic Auction 109Auction date: 7 February 2023
Lot number: 208

Price realized: 125 USD   (Approx. 117 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


M. Aemilius Scaurus and P. Plautius Hypsaeus. 58 B.C. AR denarius (18 mm, 3.95 g, 6 h). Rome mint, Struck 58 B.C. [M SCAVR /] AED CVR; [EX] /SC // REX ARETAS, King Aretas of Nabataea kneeling in supplication beside camel, right, and presenting olive-branch / P HVPSAE / AED C - CAPTV // C HVPSAE COS / PREIVER , Jupiter driving quadriga left, brandishing thunderbolt; scorpion beneath horses' front hooves. RRC 422/1a; CRR 913; RSC/Babelon Aemilia 9. good VF.

this very ambitious, somewhat crudely executed piece is well-struck on decent-sized flan; various shades of gray toning.

Estimate: 125 USD