CNG 112, Lot: 497. Estimate $300. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

M. Vargunteius. 130 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.97 g, 4h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; M • (VAR)G to left, mark of value below chin / Jupiter driving triumphal quadriga right, holding palm frond and thunderbolt. Crawford 257/1; Sydenham 507; Vargunteia 1; RBW 1048; FFC 1183 (this coin). lightly toned, slightly flat strike on reverse. EF.

Ex Alba Longa (Jose Fernandez Molina) Collection.