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A work made of bronze.

Follis (Coin) Portraying Emperor Licinius

312

Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays emperor Licinius. On the back (reverse), the deity Genius wears a modius (a type of headdress) and stands holding a head of Serapis in one hand and cornucopiae in the other.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium