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A work made of bronze.

Coin Depicting the Head of a Man

27 BCE-14 CE

Greek or Roman; Laodicea, Phrygia (now Turkey)

Ancient Greece

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the head of a man wearing a Phrygian cap, facing to the right. On the back, an eagle stands with wings open.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium