Roman Republic, M. Aemilius Scaurus, AR Denarius, Jupiter (God of Sky & Thunder) - 58 BCE - Roman Republic

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Roman Republic
• Authority: M. Aemilius Scaurus
• Date: 58 BCE
• Denomination: AR (silver) denarius
• Mint: City of Rome
• Size: 17.5mm, 3.68g
• Type Number: RRC 422/1b
• Obverse: M·SCAVR / AED·CVR EX S·C REX·ARETAS - Camel, right; before, kneeling figure (of King Aretas), holding reins in left hand and olive-branch tied with fillet in right hand. Border of dots.
• Reverse: P·HVPSAE / AED·CVR / C·HVPSAE·COS / PREIVE CAPTV - Jupiter in quadriga, left, holding reins in left hand and hurling thunderbolt with right hand. Border of dots. Symbol below: Scorpion.
• Notes: Jupiter was the Roman god of the sky and thunder, equivalent to the Greek god Zeus. He was also the king of gods in both Roman and Greek mythology.

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