Denarius (Coin) Portraying King Aretas
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
Chariotssilveranimalscoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalkingroman (ancient, style or period)metal
About
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.
