Ancient Forgery of Imperial (?) Antoninianus
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Ancient Forgery of Imperial (?) Antoninianus
3rd century
Billon
5/8 in. (diameter) x 1/16 in. (1.6 cm x 0.1 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
C.1524
Classification:
Exchange Media; Coins
Culture/Nationality:
Roman
Collection:
C. Densmore Curtis Collection
Keywords
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- billon - An alloy of silver mixed with an equal or greater amount of a base metal, usually copper. Alloy of gold or silver with a majority admixture of base metal, often copper or tin.
- Gods and Goddesses - Added June 2010 by M. Weldon
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Owner Name: Clarissa Compton Dryden, Class of 1932, MA 1935
Role: Donor
Place: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Acquisition Method: Inherited
Disposal Method: Donation
Ownership Start Date: 1925
Ownership End Date: 1983
Remarks: A relative of archaeologist, Charles Densmore Curtis (1875-1925), Dryden presented the Ella Riegel Museum with items she inherited from his collection of Greek, Roman, and Etruscan artifacts throughout the 1950s-1980s
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Owner Name: Charles Densmore Curtis (1875-1925)
Role: Collector
Disposal Method: Bequest
Ownership Start Date: LIkely ca. 1900 or later
Ownership End Date: 1925
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