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Billon

Scope note

An alloy of silver mixed with an equal or greater amount of a base metal, usually copper.

This term has 4,768 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

3000194590

Broader Terms used

silver alloy

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gallienus (AD 253-68)
Ruler: Salonina (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Claudius II (AD 268-70)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tetricus I (AD 271-74) (Inferred)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Mint II (Inferred)

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Licinius I (308-24)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Treveri
Mint: Trier

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Roman Imperial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Constantius II (337-61)
Ruler: Gallus (351-54) (Inferred)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Cyzicus

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gallienus (AD 253-68)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Aurelian (AD 270-75) (Inferred)
Ruler: Probus (AD 276-82) (Inferred)
Ruler: Claudius II (AD 268-70) (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Aurelian (AD 270-75) (Inferred)
Ruler: Probus (AD 276-82) (Inferred)
Ruler: Claudius II (AD 268-70) (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Mediolanum (Inferred)
Mint: Milan

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

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

An image of Antoninianus

Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tetricus I (AD 271-74)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Mint II (Inferred)

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Carausius (AD 286-93)
Ruler: Maximian (AD 286-305) (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Camulodunum
Mint: Colchester

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Claudius II (AD 268-70)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gallienus (AD 253-68)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Mediolanum
Mint: Milan

An image of Antoninianus

Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tetricus I (AD 271-74)
Ruler: Tetricus II (Inferred)
State: Roman Empire

An image of Antoninianus

Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tetricus I (AD 271-74)
State: Roman Empire

An image of Antoninianus

Antoninianus

Maker(s)

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

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Claudius II (AD 268-70)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome (Inferred)
Mint: Mediolanum (Inferred)

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Maximian (AD 286-305)
Ruler: Diocletian (285-310) (Inferred)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Lugdunum
Mint: Lyons

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victorinus (269-71)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Mint I
Mint: Cologne

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Aurelian (AD 270-75)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victorinus (269-71)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Mint II
Mint: Trier

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gallienus (AD 253-68)
Ruler: Valerian I (AD 253-60) (Inferred)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome (Inferred)

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Quinarius

Maker(s)

Ruler: Aurelian (AD 270-75) (Inferred)
Ruler: Probus (AD 276-82) (Inferred)
Ruler: Claudius II (AD 268-70) (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome (Inferred)

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Antoninianus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Allectus (AD 293-96) (Inferred)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Londinium (Inferred)
Mint: London

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