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A work made of billon.

Coin Portraying Emperor Elagabalus

218-222, issued by Emperor Elagabalus

Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt

Roman Empire

The front of this coin portrays the emperor Elagabalus, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels.

On the back (reverse), the god Zeus Ammon is depicted.

Billon

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium