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Ruler:
Augustus (27BC-14AD)
Mint:
Pergamum
(Inferred)
History note: Bequeathed to Corpus by the Revd. Samuel Savage Lewis, 1891; bt Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, 1875; ex Elberling Coll.
Image(height): 25.08 mm
Image(width): 25.92 mm
Method of acquisition: Loan (1991) by Corpus Christi College
Circa -19 BCE - Circa -18 BCE
Object composed of silver Die Axis 0 degrees Weight 11.78 g
Inscription present: Head of Augustus right
Inscription present: Triumphal arch surmounted by four horses right, leftmost head left, legend on architrave and beneath
Accession number: CM.LS.1305-R
Primary reference Number: 175221
SNG: VI 1305
RIC: 1.61.17
RIC: 1(2).82.510
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
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