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A work made of billon.

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gallienus

267-268

Roman

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portays the emperor Gallienus, facing right.

On the back (reverse) an eagle is depicted with a wreath in its beak.

Billon

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium