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A work made of bronze.

Coin Portraying Emperor Diocletian

284-305

Roman

Roman Empire

On the front (obverse) of this coin, the emperor Diocletian is shown facing right and wearing a crown of laurels.
On the back (reverse), the figure of a genius stands facing left, holding a patera and a cornucopia.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium