Live auction - brm_682718 - VIBIA Denier

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Estimate :	250 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	03 August 2021 15:13:06

Type : Denier

Date: 42 AC

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,39 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie légèrement décentrée au droit. Usure régulière. Joli revers. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

B.23 (Vibia) - BMC/RR.4301 - CRR.1139 - RRC.494 /37 - RSC.23 - RCV.497 (720$) - CRI.193 (400£) - CMDRR.1226 (600€) - MRR.1597 (700€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête laurée et barbue d’Hercule à droite.

Reverse

Reverse legend : C. VIBIVS/ VARVS.

Reverse description : Minerve casquée et drapée debout à droite, tenant une haste de la main droite et une victoriolia de la main gauche.

Reverse translation : “Caius Vibius Varus”, (Caius Vibius Varus).

Commentary

Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de trente coins de droit et de trente-trois coins de revers. Ce type est en fait beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.