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Octadrachm: CM.LS.1181-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285 BC-246 BC)

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Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Die Axis: 0 degrees
Image(height): 29 mm
Image(width): 30 mm
Weight: 27.71 g

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: 260 BC : year 11 = 260 B.C.

Materials used in production

Gold

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.LS.1181-R
Primary reference Number: 113898
SNG Lewis: 1181
Ordering: LW-1180
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 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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