Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Mask of Pan

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

48 BCE

Roman, minted in Rome

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the mask of the god Pan, facing right. On the back (reverse), the god Jupiter Axur is shown facing left.

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.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Roman
Title: Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Mask of Pan
Place: Italy (Minted in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 48 BCE
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Obverse: PA (NSA) Reverse: IOVIS AXVR C VIBIVS C CN
Dimensions: Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1264
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Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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