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Drachm: CM.LS.523-R

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Maker(s)

Ruler: Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Colophon
Mint: Colophon (Lydia)

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Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Die Axis: 50 degrees
Image(height): 18 mm
Image(width): 18 mm
Weight: 3.96 g

Place(s) associated

  • Colophon (Lydia)

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: after 323 BC

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.LS.523-R
Primary reference Number: 113418
SNG Lewis: 523
Ordering: LW-0522

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 August 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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