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Mint:
Cologne
Ruler:
Otto III (983-1002)
History note: Lockett III, 430; ex Grantley 3349.
Die Axis: 20 degrees
Image(height): 16 mm
Image(width): 15 mm
Weight: 1.03 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2006-11-20) by Grierson, Philip, Prof.
983 - 1002
Accession number: CM.PG.19473-2006
Primary reference Number: 112269
Catalogue Number: CI4
Ordering: 105
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 (2025) "Forgery of obol" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/112269 Accessed: 2025-12-09 14:29:37
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/112269
|title=Forgery of obol
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-09 14:29:37|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://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-112269
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm5/PG_19473_281_29.jpg"
alt="Forgery of obol"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Forgery of obol</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
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