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Drachm: CM.LS.518-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Ruler: Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Abydus

Entities

Categories

Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Die Axis: 0 degrees
Image(height): 17 mm
Image(width): 15 mm
Weight: 4.11 g

Place(s) associated

  • Abydus

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: after 323 BC

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.LS.518-R
Primary reference Number: 113423
SNG Lewis: 518
Ordering: LW-0517
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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

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