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Coin cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse of a Roman coin. Obverse: The head of Athena. Reverse: A monument erected at Salamis to Themistocles, who is shown standing on a galley, holding a wreath and trophy, on the prow an owl, a serpent on the ram.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1080 |
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| Type: | Coin cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Graeco-Persian War: Battle of Salamis, 480BC |
| Date made: | 2 Oct 480BC |
| People: | Themistocles |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 3 mm x 26 mm |