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Double sestertius: CM.YG.367-R

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 21

Maker(s)

Ruler: Trajan Decius (AD 249-51)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Measurements and weight

Image(height): 34 mm
Image(width): 35 mm
Weight: 39.93 g

Place(s) associated

  • Rome

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1936-07-07) by Young, Arthur W.

Dating

249 CE - 251 CE

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

Techniques used in production

Struck (metalworking)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.YG.367-R
Primary reference Number: 83312
RIC: IV.135.115
Old object number: Y.367-1936
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 August 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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