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Cistophorus: CM.LS.855-R

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Maker(s)

Mint: Pergamum

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Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Die Axis: 0 degrees
Image(height): 28 mm
Image(width): 27 mm
Weight: 11.89 g

Place(s) associated

  • Pergamon

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa 55 BC

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.LS.855-R
Primary reference Number: 113050
SNG Lewis: 855
Ordering: LW-0854
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 20 August 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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