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A work made of silver.

Denarius (Coin) Portraying King Aretas

58 BCE

Roman, minted in Rome

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the Nabataean king Aretas kneeling in front of a camel, holding an olive branch in his raised right hand.
On the back (reverse), the god Jupiter is depicted in a chariot, launching a thunderbolt. Under the hooves of his horses a scorpion is shown.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium