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Tetradrachm: CM.90-1950

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 21

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mithridates II (121-91)
Mint: Seleucia

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Measurements and weight

Image(height): 28 mm
Image(width): 29 mm

Place(s) associated

  • Seleucia

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

123 CE - 191 CE

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.90-1950
Primary reference Number: 135210
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 22 May 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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