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A work made of bronze.

Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche

238-244 (?)

Roman; probably minted in Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a bust of the goddess Tyche, facing right. On the back (reverse), is perhaps the god Bacchus (Greek Dionysos), standing and holding a ship rudder in his right hand.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium