Ruler:
Pyrrhus I of Epirus (306-272 BC)
Mint:
Epirus
Method of acquisition: Given (1906-11-22) by McClean, J. R.
Circa -295 - Circa -272
Object composed of silver Diameter 30.5 mm Weight 17.05 g
Inscription present: Head of Zeus Dodonaeos, hair bound with oak-wreath; border of dots.
Inscription present: Dione, holding sceptre in right hand, and fold of rich drapery in raised left hand, seated left on broad-backed throne; she wars a sephanos and perhaps a plain necklace; locks of hair falling over shoulders are indicated b dots; plain exergue line.
Accession number: CM.MC.5164-R
Primary reference Number: 232464
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tetradrachm" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/232464 Accessed: 2024-12-28 00:36:52
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/232464
|title=Tetradrachm
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-28 00:36:52|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-232464
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...