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Statue of the Aphrodite of Knidos
Roman

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the God Apollo
Roman, minted in Rome

Fragment of a Necklace
Roman; probably Egypt

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III
Roman, minted in Rome

Bottle
Roman; Syria or Palestine

Portrait Head of Emperor Hadrian
Roman

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Otho
Roman; minted in Rome

Relief of a Falling Warrior
Roman

Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Mariniana
Roman

Portrait Head of a Woman
Roman

Portrait Bust of a Woman
Roman

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian
Roman, minted in Rome

Dupondius (Coin) Portraying Germanicus Caesar
Roman, minted in Rome

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius
Roman; minted in Rome

Necklace with Pendant
Roman; probably Egypt

Portrait Head of Antinous
Roman

Statuette of Hercules
Roman

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Julius Caesar
Roman; minted in Rome

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Queen Cleopatra VII
Roman; minted in Eastern Mediterranean (possibly Antioch, Syria)

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Augustus
Roman; minted in Lugdunum (now Lyon, France)