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Denarius Vibia: Gaius Vibius Pansa, PANSA / C•VIBIVS•C•F
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 90 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Mask of bearded Silenus facing right, wreathed with ivy in allusion to his Dionysiac associations, rendered with the characteristic wild hair, broad nose, and open mouth of the satyr type. The mask is depicted in theatrical convention consistent with Republican die-cutting traditions. The legend C•VIBIVS•C•F appears in the exergue, identifying the moneyer as Gaius Vibius, son of Gaius, with IB rendered as a monogram. A dotted border frames the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | C•VIBIVS•C•F (Translation: Gaius Vibius, son of Gaius) |
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Gaius Vibius Pansa served as moneyer around 90 BC, right as the Social War was tearing the Italian peninsula apart — Rome's allied peoples had taken up arms demanding the citizenship they'd been repeatedly denied. The mint was under enormous pressure during these years, producing silver at an accelerated pace to fund a conflict being fought on multiple fronts simultaneously against enemies who had themselves begun striking coins in direct imitation of Roman types.
RRC 342/2 is well-attested in the reference literature, the moneyer's cognomen PANSA — meaning "flat-footed" — almost certainly a family nickname that stuck across generations.