Description:
Obverse
Representation of a sculptural group that decorates the garden of the Casa dei Cervi at Herculaneum (a doe attacked by a pack of dogs); at the base the author's name.
Reverse
A nymph who draws water from a fountain with a horn, as taken from aneo-Attic marble relief found in a residential building in Herculaneum.Above, detail of the mosaic of the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, In center, left of the nymph, the value, with mintmark below.
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