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Solidus: CM.LS.3892-R

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Maker(s)

Ruler: Constantius II (337-61)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Antioch

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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): 21 mm
Image(width): 21 mm
Weight: 4.49 g

Place(s) associated

  • Antioch

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

347 CE - 361 CE

Materials used in production

Gold

Techniques used in production

Struck (metalworking)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.LS.3892-R
Primary reference Number: 102797
Ordering: RI-0782
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 25 January 2019 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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