237, Lot: 358. Estimate $100. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Vibius Varus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.96 g, 8h). Rome mint. Head of Bacchus right, wearing wreath of ivy and grapes / Panther springing left; to left, garlanded altar surmounted by mask and thyrsus. Crawford 494/36; CRI 192; Sydenham 1138; Vibia 24. VF, toned, banker’s mark on obverse.

From the Collection of Professor L. Fontana.