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A work made of bronze.

Coin Portraying Emperor Constantius II

after 340

Roman, minted in Trier

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Constantius II, facing right and wearing a diadem.
On the back (reverse) a type of military standard called a labarum is flanked by two soldiers.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium