Object numberCC59.2.0022
denarius, Roman Republic, 58 BCE
Date58 BCE
CultureRoman
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.76 cm, 3.83 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodRoman Republic
Classification(s)
Denomination
Language
Minting Official
Minting Location
Region
There is a camel, facing right, and before, there is a kneeling figure with reins in the left hand and an olive branch in the right. M SCAUR is inscribed above, EX SC on either side, and AED CUR below.
MARCUS SCAURUS EX SENATUS CONSULTO AEDILIS CURULIS
M SCAUR EX S C AED CUR
Marcus Scaurus, a curule aedile, from decree of the senate
Jupiter is facing left in a quadriga, with reins in his left hand and a thunderbolt in his right. P HYPSAUS, AED CUR is inscribed above, and C HYPSAE COS PREIVER is inscribed below.
PUBLIUS HYPSAEUS AEDILIS CURULIS C HYPSAEUS CONSUL
P HYPSAUS AED CUR C HYPSAE COS PREIVER
P. Hypsaeus, aedilis curulis; C. Hypsaeus, consul.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge.
To help improve this record, please email
loebcollections@vassar.edu
