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Copper alloy

This term has 13,194 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object category

Getty AAT term number

300010942

Broader Terms used

<copper and copper alloy>

Term used for

Æ
alloy, copper
copper-alloy

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Sestertius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hadrian (117-138)
Ruler: Lucius Ælius Verus (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

Roman Imperial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Constantine II (337-40)
Ruler: Theodora (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Treveri
Mint: Trier

Nummus

Maker(s)

State: Roman Empire

Radiate

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tetricus II (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Tetricus I (AD 271-74) (Inferred)
State: Roman Empire

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