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Octobol: CM.LS.500-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Ruler: Philip II (359-336BC) (Issued in the name of)
Ruler: Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC) (Inferred)
Mint: Amphipolis
Mint: Amfipoli

Entities

Categories

Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Die Axis: 270 degrees
Image(height): 15 mm
Image(width): 15 mm
Weight: 4.03 g

Place(s) associated

  • Amfipoli

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

After -336 - Uncertain -323

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.LS.500-R
Primary reference Number: 113442
SNG Lewis: 500
Ordering: LW-0499
Stable URI

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/113442 Accessed: 2024-12-22 14:16:10

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