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A work made of silver.

Denarius (Coin) Depicting Mask of Pan

about 48 BCE, issued by C. Vibius Pansa

Roman, minted in Rome

Roman Empire

During the first century BCE, powerful Roman families issued their own coinage, which often bore a personal icon. In this case the moneyer, a member of the Pansa family, used a mask of Pan in reference to the family’s name.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium