One of six ancient coins and seven modern forgeries of ancient coins:
Ruler: Lysimachus (305 BC-281 BC)
Fantasy piece, in base metal, combining a Lysimachus (306-281 BC) tetradrachm obverse and invented reverse with scene of two lovers, 34.28 g.
History note: Under Review
Method of acquisition: Given (1992-07-20) by Timms, Edward, Prof. and Mrs.
Object Weight 34.28 g
Accession number: CM.723-1992
Primary reference Number: 276734
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "One of six ancient coins and seven modern forgeries of ancient coins:" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/276734 Accessed: 2024-11-22 10:02:51
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/276734
|title=One of six ancient coins and seven modern forgeries of ancient coins:
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 10:02:51|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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-276734
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...