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Medal commemorating Pompey the Great
Medal commemorating Pompey the Great (BC106-48). Copy of a Roman denarius. Obverse: Within a pearled border the head of Pompey (right). Legend: 'POMPEIVS . M.' Reverse: Within a pearled border a galley under a single sail, stern hooded, a man standing in the bows, another in the stern and seven rowers; a trident, horizontally placed, below. Inscription above: 'COS . III'. (i.e. Consul for the third time). Below, 'NEP'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0186 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Cavino, G. |
| Places: | Italy |
| Date made: | circa 1540 |
| People: | Pompey, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 22 mm |