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Aes grave

Scope note

Designates cumbersome, heavy, bronze Roman cast coins, generally of the 3rd century BCE.

This term has 111 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

3000192731

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Quadrans

Maker(s)

Mint: Volaterrae

Uncia

Maker(s)

Mint: Central Italy (Uncertain)

Quadrans

Maker(s)

Mint: Volaterrae

Sextans

Maker(s)

Mint: Umbria (Uncertain)

Semuncia

Maker(s)

Mint: Hatria

Uncia

Maker(s)

Mint: Etruria (Uncertain)

Quadrans

Maker(s)

Mint: Tuder

Sextans

Maker(s)

Mint: Umbria (Uncertain)

Quadrans

Maker(s)

Mint: Tuder

Sextans

Maker(s)

Mint: Central Italy (Uncertain)

Triens

Maker(s)

Mint: Tuder

Uncia

Maker(s)

Mint: Etruria (Uncertain)

Triens

Maker(s)

Mint: Volaterrae

Uncia

Maker(s)

Mint: Central Italy (Uncertain)

Sextans

Maker(s)

Mint: Tuder

Uncia

Maker(s)

Mint: Tuder

Quatrunx

Maker(s)

Mint: Luceria

Quincunx

Maker(s)

Mint: Luceria

Semuncia

Maker(s)

Mint: Hatria

Quincunx

Maker(s)

Mint: Luceria

Triens

Maker(s)

Mint: Tuder

Quadrans

Maker(s)

Mint: Etruria (Uncertain)

Semuncia

Maker(s)

Mint: Hatria

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