Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXIII 24-25 Mar 2022
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C. Vibius Varus AR Denarius. Rome, 42 BC. Ivy-wreathed head of Liber to right / Panther springing to left, toward garlanded altar upon which sit thyrsus and mask; VARVS upwards to right, C•VIBIVS in exergue. Crawford 494/36; Sydenham 1138; CRI 192; BMCRR Rome 4295; RSC Vibia 24. 3.81g, 38mm, 6h.
Mint State; attractive cabinet tone.
From the inventory of Roma Numismatics Ltd.
Liber, the Italian god of fertility and wine, equated to Bacchus or Dionysus, seems to be related to the family traditions of the Vibii, having appeared six years earlier on denarii of the Caesarian moneyer C. Vibius Pansa Caetronianus (CRI 21-22a). The reverse type is complementary to the obverse, the panther being the animal especially associated with Bacchus and the thyrsus being the god's distinctive staff.
Mint State; attractive cabinet tone.
From the inventory of Roma Numismatics Ltd.
Liber, the Italian god of fertility and wine, equated to Bacchus or Dionysus, seems to be related to the family traditions of the Vibii, having appeared six years earlier on denarii of the Caesarian moneyer C. Vibius Pansa Caetronianus (CRI 21-22a). The reverse type is complementary to the obverse, the panther being the animal especially associated with Bacchus and the thyrsus being the god's distinctive staff.