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Denarius Vibia: Gaius Vibius Varus, C•VIBIVS VARVS
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 42 BC |
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| Value | Denarius (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Liber (Bacchus/Dionysus) facing right, his hair wreathed with ivy leaves and clusters of berries, with a long thyrsus visible over his left shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the late Republican style with fine engraving of the vegetal wreath and naturalistic facial features. The flan is irregular and struck within a border of beaded dots. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A panther or feline leaping to the right over a lighted altar or cista mystica set on a low base, the animal rendered with dynamic energy; above, a vine branch with grapes and leaves curves across the upper field. The moneyer's name C•VIBIVS VARVS is inscribed in the exergue in Latin letters. The entire design is enclosed within a border of beaded dots, and the composition alludes to the Bacchic thiasos, referencing the gens Vibia's traditional association with the cult of Liber. |
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