Art Institute of Chicago
Denarius (Coin) Portraying King Aretas
Roman, minted in Rome
- Date
- 58 BCE
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Roman Empire
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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.
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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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