Ancients. ROMAN REPUBLIC: M. Aemilius Scaurus & P. Plautius Hypsaeus, 58 BC, AR denarius (3.83g), Rome, S-379, Crawford 422/1b, the Nabataean king Aretas kneeling beside a camel, offering olive branch // Jupiter in quadriga left, scorpion below, EF. Commemorating the Roman victory over Aretas, led by Aemilius Scaurus.