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Aureus: CM.LS.3352-R

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Maker(s)

Ruler: Domitian (AD 81-96)
Ruler: Domitia (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Die Axis: 180 degrees
Image(height): 20 mm
Image(width): 21 mm
Weight: 7.58 g

Place(s) associated

  • Rome

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 96

Materials used in production

Gold

Techniques used in production

Struck (metalworking)

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.LS.3352-R
Primary reference Number: 103338
BMC: II, 350.249
Ordering: RI-0242
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 30 August 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Aureus" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/103338 Accessed: 2024-11-02 15:37:28

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