Orichalcum contorniate, Rome, late 3rd - 4th century A.D.
IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX; laureate head of Nero r.; before, palm-branch.
no legend; One man holds a coin-blank on the obverse die, a second to the l. holds the reverse die, a third holds a hammer in his raised r. hand; another figure is on the l.; a person on the r. holds a staff in his l. hand; in the background, a sixth person carries a sack (?) over his l. shoulder.
Alfoldi 156
Picture credit: Alfoldi, Kontorniat-Medaillons, pl. 52, 5 = Paris, 17232
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