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An image showing 'Counter commemorating the embarkation of Scipio for Africa, BC149, and his meeting with Hannibal; obverse'
An image showing 'Counter commemorating the embarkation of Scipio for Africa, BC149, and his meeting with Hannibal; reverse'
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Counter commemorating the embarkation of Scipio for Africa, BC149, and his meeting with Hannibal

Counter commemorating the embarkation of Scipio for Africa, BC149, and his meeting with Hannibal. Obverse: Scipio, his left arm upraised, standing on the prow of an antique galley, two priests sacrificing behind him, bidding farewell to two Romans on the shore, vessels in the distance. Exergue: 'SCIPION PASSE EN AFRIQUE. A. R. 542'. Reverse: Scipio armed (left) interviewing Hannibal, armed, in the presence of two civilians; cavalry on either side in the background. Exergue: 'ENTREVUE DE SCIPION ET D'ANNIBAL. A. R. 550'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0706
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dassier, Jean; Dassier, Jac
Places: Switzerland
Events: Third Punic War: Embarkation of Scipio for Africa, 149BC
People: Asina, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio; Hannibal fl.BC247-182
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 32 mm