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DR-202 | Crawford: 257/1
Marcus Vargunteius
Marcus Vargunteius


Gens: Vargunteia
Moneyer: Marcus Vargunteius
Date and mint: 130 BC - Rome


Obverse: Bust of Roma with helmet, right. Dotted border.
Legend: M VARG
Symbols: Obverse before, x

Reverse: Jupiter in quadriga, right, holding reins and Lightning on left and branch on right. Linear border.
Legend: ROMA

Comment: This family is quite unknown, although a certain L. Vargunteius is known to have been involved in the Catilinia conspiracy.

Provenance: Classical Numismatic group (2019)
Price: 1,090
257/1
257/1
Image courtesy of: Classical Numismatic group (CNG)

Other references

Crawford: 257/1
DR: 202
BMCRR (Grueber): Roma 1068
B (Babelon): Vargunteia 1
RSC (Seaby): Vargunteia 1
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 1183
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 133
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 507
Cal (Calicó): 1339
RBW: 1048
Other authors:

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