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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R0765
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  C. Vibius Varus; Rome
Denomination:  Denarius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  42 BC
Metal:  Silver
Weight (g):  3.80
Axis (degrees):  270.00
Provenance:  Haines 2236; bt A. H. Baldwin & Co. 1943 for 18s
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Description:  Obverse: helmeted head of Minerva r. wearing aegis. Reverse: Hercules standing facing with lion-skin in l. hand and club in r.

Inscriptions:  Reverse: C·VIBIVS / VARVS (Gaius Vibius Varus)

Bibliography:  RRC 494/38

3 Related People

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
C. Vibius Varus
Roman


Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


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