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Bronze

Scope note

Copper alloy that has as the principle alloying element a metal other than nickel or zinc. MMAHM

This term has 18,654 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object category
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300010957

Broader Terms used

copper alloy

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Sextans

Maker(s)

Mint: Umbria (Uncertain)

Trichalkon

Maker(s)

Ruler: Azes I (48 BC-25 BC) (Uncertain)
Ruler: Azes II (35 BC-12 BC) (Uncertain)
Place of use: Northern India

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Caracalla (211-17) (Inferred)
Ruler: Julia Domna (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bagis
Mint: Bageis

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Polemon I (16 BC-8 BC) (Inferred)
Ruler: Dynamis (Inferred)
Ruler: Augustus (27BC-14AD) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Caesareia
Mint: Kerch

Uncia

Maker(s)

Mint: Tuder

Sextans

Maker(s)

Mint: Volaterrae

Sextans

Maker(s)

Mint: Volaterrae

Uncia

Maker(s)

Mint: Luceria

Hexachalkon

Maker(s)

Ruler: Azes I (48 BC-25 BC) (Uncertain)
Ruler: Azes II (35 BC-12 BC) (Uncertain)
Place of use: Northern India

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tiberius (AD 14-37)
Ruler: Livia (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Thessalonica

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