Skip to main content

Roman Provincial: CM.64-1978

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Mint: Knossos (Uncertain)
Ruler: Cleopatra VII Philopator (51-30 BC)

Entities

Categories

Description

Roman Provincial, bronze coin of Marcus Licinius Crassus, governor of Cyrenaica and Crete for Cleopatra VII (51-30 BC), Queen of Egypt, Uncertain Cretan mint (? Cnossus) 37-34 BC?, Grant, FITA 55-57. From the Eton College collection, Sotheby 1 XII 1976, lot 843.

Notes

History note: Under Review

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1978-07-17)

Dating

-0037 - -0034

Components of the work

Object composed of bronze

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.64-1978
Primary reference Number: 281770
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Monday 15 March 2021 Updated: Thursday 7 December 2023 Last processed: Thursday 7 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) "Roman Provincial" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/281770 Accessed: 2024-11-25 06:15:26

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/281770 |title=Roman Provincial |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 06:15:26|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-281770

Sign up for updates

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