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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 7654662, member: 57495&quot;]Arriving today alongside and from the same John Anthony auction as the Decius double sestertius I showed in <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/doubled-my-decius-double-sestertii.381877/#post-7654633" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/doubled-my-decius-double-sestertii.381877/#post-7654633">another thread</a> is this wonderful denarius of M. Aemilius Scaurus and P. Plautius Hypsaeus.&nbsp; The issue is notorious for its busy design and inscriptions that almost never get captured entirely on-flan.&nbsp; While this one isn&#039;t 100% in that regard, it is certainly exceptional for having King Aretas&#039;s full name as well as the every part of the camel from snout to tail showing.&nbsp; Also, it&#039;s just an all-round lovely coin!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315975[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC. M. Aemilius Scaurus and P. Plautius Hypsaeus</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 3.76g, 18.5mm. Rome mint, 58 BC. Crawford 422/1b; Sydenham 913. O: Nabatean king Aretas III kneeling to right, holding reins and olive branch before camel standing right; M SCAVR / AED CVR above, EX - SC across field, REX ARETAS in exergue. R: Jupiter driving quadriga left, holding reins and hurling thunderbolt; scorpion below horses, P HVPSAES / AED CVR above, CAPTV upward to right, C HVPSAE COS / PREIVE in exergue.</p><p><i>Ex DePew Collection </i>&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Coincidentally, like the Decius double sestertius, it also duplicates another coin in my collection.&nbsp; Again, I won&#039;t be disposing of the old one.&nbsp; Though it&#039;s many grades lower, it&#039;s special in one way the new one isn&#039;t.&nbsp; See if you can spot what makes it a keeper:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315977[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, please feel free to show your own examples, or any with designs that typically fail to fit the flans used.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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