Marcus Aemilius Scaurus & Publius Plautius Hypsaeus Ag denar 58 BC M SCAVR / AED CVR P HVPSAE / AED CVR Veight: 3.00 gr Diameter: 17.5 mm Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a Roman statesman who served as consul in 115 BC. He was also a long-standing princeps senatus, occupying the post from 115 until his death in late 89 or early 88 BC, and as such was widely considered one of the most prestigious and influential politicians of the late Republic. Publius Plautius Hypsaeus was a politician of the Roman Republic during the first century BCE. He was probably the grandson of Marcus Plautius Hypsaeus, consul in 125 BCE who, in 73 BCE, prosecuted Marcus Crassus for incestum with a Vestal Virgin. |