Skip to main content

An extremely rare issue. Prof. Grierson considered buying this specimen in 1945, and has not been offered one since.: CM.220-2002

An image of Hvid
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Hvid
Awaiting location update

Titles

An extremely rare issue. Prof. Grierson considered buying this specimen in 1945, and has not been offered one since.

Maker(s)

Mint: Ribe

Entities

Categories

Description

Denmark, anonymous issue of Ribe, c.1380, silver hvid (Galster 1972, no. 1), 1.18g. Ex Lockett (not in sale); ex Grantley (Glendining 7.2.1945), lot 3880; ex Spink.

Notes

History note: Under Review

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2002-03-04) by Mitchell, Peter

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1380

Components of the work

Object composed of silver Weight 1.18 g

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.220-2002
Primary reference Number: 257177

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 10 November 2020 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

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 (2025) "An extremely rare issue. Prof. Grierson considered buying this specimen in 1945, and has not been offered one since." Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/257177 Accessed: 2025-12-09 09:51:24

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/257177 |title=An extremely rare issue. Prof. Grierson considered buying this specimen in 1945, and has not been offered one since. |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-09 09:51:24|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-257177

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm67/large_CM_220_2002_281_29.jpg"
        alt="An extremely rare issue.  Prof. Grierson considered buying this specimen in 1945, and has not been offered one since."
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">An extremely rare issue.  Prof. Grierson considered buying this specimen in 1945, and has not been offered one since.</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

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

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo