Mondello 2021 specimen no. 2

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter: 19.06
  • Weight: 3.09

Typological Description

Source: Mondello 2021 type no. 2

• Object Type: Token

• Date Range

  • From Date: 404
  • To Date: 408
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze
• Shape: Circle

• Geographic

  • Mint: Rome
  • Region: Italy

• Reverse

  • Symbol: Symbols engraved on either side: X in l. field, E in r. field.

Findspot Description

• Findspot

  • Findspot: Crimea (Ukraine)

References

• Reference: A. Alföldi, ‘Heiden und Christen am Spieltisch’, Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum 18 (1975), Taf. 7,12.14.
• Reference: C. Mondello, 'The Cult of the Saints and Roman Communities under the Theodosians: Social and Religious Memory on Early Christian Tesserae', Numismatic Chronicle 181 (2021), p. 130, no. 2, pl. 27.2.

Administrative History

• Collection: BnF
• Identifier: 17082

Description

The specimen has traces of metal (silver?) inlay on both sides.

Notes

• Note: According to the accession register, this tessera came from Crimea and was donated to the Cabinet des Médailles by the prefect of the Arno Department (1808–1814) during the First French Empire.

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: The institution where the token is housed.
• License: All images are copyright of their respective institutions (images)