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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Ruler: Demetrius I Poliorcetes (294-288 BC)
Mint: Erythrae
Mint: Litri

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Notes

History note: Bequeathed to Corpus by the Revd. Samuel Savage Lewis, 1891; given by A. Urquhart, 15.xi.1883; from Tralles.

Measurements and weight

Image(height): 12.67 mm
Image(width): 13.33 mm

Place(s) associated

  • Litri

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1991) by Corpus Christi College

Dating

Circa -306 - Circa -304

Components of the work

Object composed of bronze Die Axis 0 degrees Weight 1.93 g

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Head of Demetrius right

  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: Bow and club

  • Text: ERV / THRAION
  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.LS.2103-R
Primary reference Number: 176016
SNG: VI 2103
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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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