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Octobol: CM.LS.604-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Ruler: Pyrrhus I of Epirus (306-272 BC)
Mint: Syracuse

Entities

Categories

Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Die Axis: 180 degrees
Image(height): 19 mm
Image(width): 19 mm
Weight: 5.89 g

Place(s) associated

  • Syracuse

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

-295 - -272

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.LS.604-R
Primary reference Number: 113328
SNG Lewis: 604
Ordering: LW-0603
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 August 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Octobol" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/113328 Accessed: 2024-05-01 03:27:39

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/113328 |title=Octobol |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-01 03:27:39|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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