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A work made of bronze.

Coin Depicting the God Serapis

193-211

Roman, minted in Smyrna, Ionia (now Izmir, Turkey)

Smyrna

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.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium