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A work made of bronze?.

Coin Portraying an Emperor

end of 3rd century BCE (?)

Greek

Ancient Greece

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays an emperor. The back (reverse) depicts a draped figure wearing a modius (a type of headdress) and holding a cornucopia.

Bronze?

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium