Skip to main content

Litra: CM.MC.2633-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Mint: Syracuse

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1906-11-22) by McClean, J. R.

Dating

Circa -485 - Circa -478

Components of the work

Object composed of silver Weight 0.48 g

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Female head, right, hair indicated by lines, looped up behind beneath pearl diadem; necklace of beads; circular earring with pendant; border of dots

  • Text: ?VRA
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: Sepia (cuttlefish)

  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.MC.2633-R
Primary reference Number: 229937
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Monday 9 September 2019 Updated: Monday 9 September 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Litra" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/229937 Accessed: 2024-03-29 05:11:12

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/229937 |title=Litra |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-29 05:11:12|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

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-229937

More objects and works of art you might like

One litra

Accession Number: CM.LK.8733-R

One litra

Accession Number: CM.LK.5695-R

One litra

Accession Number: CM.LK.8734-R

One litra

Accession Number: CM.MC.2002-R

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...