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A work made of bronze.

Coin Portraying Emperor Augustus

27 BCE-14 CE

Roman

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Augustus. The back (reverse) depicts a griffin, a mythological creature with the head and wings of an eagle and body of a lion.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium