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Solidus: CM.LS.3950-R

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Maker(s)

Ruler: Marcianus (450-57)
Ruler: Pulcheria (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Constantinople

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Notes

History note: Bequeathed to Corpus by the Revd. Samuel Savage Lewis, 1891.

Measurements and weight

Die Axis: 180 degrees
Image(height): 22 mm
Image(width): 22 mm
Weight: 4.46 g

Place(s) associated

  • Constantinople

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1991) by Lewis, S. S.

Dating

Production date: AD 450

Materials used in production

Gold

Techniques used in production

Struck (metalworking)

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.LS.3950-R
Primary reference Number: 102739
RIC: X, 279.512
Ordering: RI-0840
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Audit data

Created: Monday 14 April 2014 Updated: Monday 14 April 2014 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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