M. Aemilius Scaurus
and P. Plautius Hypsaeus. Rome, 58 BC. AR denarius, 3.55 g. M•SCAVR AED CVR, kneeling figure right, holding olive branch, camel beside him; in fields: EX S•C , in exergue: REX ARETAS / P•HVPSAE AED CVR Jupiter in quadriga left, holding reins and hurling thunderbolt; below horses: scorpion, in right field: CAPTV, in exergue: C HVPSAE COS PREIVE. Crawford 422/1b. Dark patina. Very Fine. The kneeling figure on the obverse is king Aretas of Nabataea.