Coin Depicting the God Serapis
Ancient Roman
193–211
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.6 cm (11/16 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
shipscoingods (deities)inorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalbronzecopper alloyroman (ancient, style or period)metal
About
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a draped bust of the god Serapis facing to the right. On the back (reverse) is a prow of a ship to the right, with a shrimp (crawfish) below.
