Watch List notes:

M. Aemilius Scaurus & Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus. 58 B.C. AR denarius (18.2 mm, 3.77 g, 12 h). Rome mint. M SCAVRV, AED CVR above, EX - SC on either side, REX ARETAS in exergue, King Aretas kneeling beside camel right, offering olive branch / P HVPSAEVS/AED CVR above, C·HVPSAE COS/PREIVER in exergue, CAPTV on right, Jupiter driving quadriga left, holding reins and hurling thunderbolt; scorpion below horses. Crawford 422/1b; Sydenham 913; RSC Aemilia 8. aVF.

Ex D. Thomas collection.

This coin series is the first instance of a moneyer commemorating an event from his own career. As governor of Syria, Scaurus repressed the Nabataeans and compelled their king, Aretas, to pay a fine and submit to Pompey.