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A work made of bronze.

As (Coin) Portraying Empress Faustina

161-176

Roman, minted in Rome

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Empress Faustina, facing to the right. On the back, Laetitia, a Roman goddess of happiness, standing Standing Front, Facing Left

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium