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medal
Object Type
medal
Museum number
M.9219
Description
Cast bronze medal with suspension hole.
(whole)
Inscription taken from coin of Domitian.
(obverse)
Ajax dragging Cassandra away from the Palladium.
(reverse)
Production date
17thC
Materials
bronze
Technique
cast
Dimensions
Diameter:
150 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
money/currency
classical mythology
classical deity
Associated names
Representation of:
Ajax, Son of Oileus
Representation of:
Cassandra
Associated with:
Athena/Minerva
Acquisition notes
Found without registration ticket in 2003; acquisition details unknown.
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
M.9219
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
DH 109
(temporary number)