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A work made of billon.

Coin Portraying Emperor Gallienus

253-260

Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Gallienus, facing right and wearing a type of breastplate called a cuirass and a draped cloak called a paludamentum. On his head he wears a crown of laurels.

On the back (reverse), the goddess Nike stands holding a wreath and a palm branch.

Billon

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium