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A work made of billon.

Coin Portraying Emperor Valerian

257-258

Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

Egypt

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Emperor Valerian, facing right. The back (reverse) depicts the goddess Tyche with a rudder, cradling a cornucopia.

Billon

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium