Watch List notes:

Vergilius, Gargilius and Ogulnius. AR Denarius, 86 BC. D/ Head of Apollo right, wearing oak-wreath; below, thunderbolt. R/ Jupiter in quadriga right, holding reins and hurling thunderbolt. Cr. 350A/2. AR. g. 4.03 mm. 17.50 Great metal. Metal flaw on reverse. Brilliant and prettily toned, with iridescent hues. Good VF.

The gash across the reverse surface is an "adjustment al marco ". (C. Stannard "The adjustment al marco of the weight of Roman Republican denarii blanks by gouging " in "Metallurgy in numismatics vol 3 " Royal Numismatic Society, 1993).