A ROMAN BRONZE MEDALLION

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN BRONZE MEDALLION
circa 2nd century a.d.
The flat disk cast with a high relief bust of Papposilenus, a mantle draped over his left shoulder, his face framed by a leonine beard and wavy locks of hair, the pupils of his eyes indented, framed by a border of chevroned lanceolate leaves
4.3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) diameter

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