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Sestertius: CM.CH.66-R

Object information

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Maker(s)

Ruler: Trajan Decius (AD 249-51)
Herennia Etruscilla (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Rome

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Image(height): 30 mm
Image(width): 30 mm
Weight: 20.29 g

Place(s) associated

  • Rome

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1938) by Christ's College, Cambridge

Dating

249 - 251

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

Techniques used in production

Struck (metalworking)

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.CH.66-R
Primary reference Number: 84796
RIC: IV.137.136
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sestertius" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/84796 Accessed: 2024-11-24 04:51:35

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