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A work made of bronze.

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius

145-161

Roman, minted in Rome

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Antoninus Pius, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels.
On the back (reverse), the emperor is shown standing with a branch in his right hand and a cornucopia in his left.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium