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A work made of silver.

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying King Philippus I Philadelphus

92-83 BCE

Roman

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays King Phillippus I, head of king, wearing a diademed atop his thick curls.
On the back (reverse), the god Zeus sits on a throne as he is crowned by the goddess Nike.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium