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A work made of billon.

Coin Portraying Emperor Carus

282-283

Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the deified Emperor Carus, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels.

On the back (reverse) a flaming altar is shown with an inscription on its base.

Billon

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium