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Maker/s	Commodus (180-92) (ruler) Alexandria (mint)
Collection	Lewis Collection
Category	coin
Name	tetradrachm (denomination) Roman Provincial (Series) Egypt (subseries) Alexandria (subsubseries)
Material/s	billon
Dimensions	weight: (object): 12.05 g die axis: (object): 0 degrees image(width): 24.96 mm image(height): 23.21 mm
Date	188 to 189
Provenance	loan: Corpus Christi College 1991 (Filtered for: Coins and Medals) Bequeathed to Corpus by the Revd. Samuel Savage Lewis, 1891.
Inscriptions/Marks	design Position: obverse Content: M A KOM ANTO / SEB EVSEB Description: Laureate head of Commodus right design Position: reverse Description: Gallery sailing right, Pharos to left, all in circle of points, issue mark around
Production Notes	Issue mark [L]KTH
Production Place	Alexandria (mint) (place)
Catalogue ref/s	VI 2078
Accession Number	CM.LS.2078-R (Coins and Medals) (Reference Number: 166437; Input Date: 2008-12-05 / Last Edit: 2008-12-05)
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