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A work made of silver.

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

176-180, struck by Marcus Aurelius

Roman, minted in Rome

Italy

The front of this coin portrays the emperor Antoninus Pius, facing right.

On the back, a four story funeral pyre is depicted.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium