Alba Fucens Sanctuary of Hercules 1

Physical Description

• Shape: circle
• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Diameter: 18.1
  • Weight: 2

Typological Description

Source: Alba Fucens 1

• Object Type: Token
• Manufacture: Cast
• Material: Pewter

• Obverse

  • Portrait: Claudius
  • • Dynasty: Julio-Claudian Dynasty
    • State: Roman Empire

• Reverse

  • Portrait: Messalina
  • • Dynasty: Julio-Claudian Dynasty
    • State: Roman Empire

• Geographic

  • Region: Italy

• Date Range

  • From Date: 47 AD
  • To Date: 48 AD

Findspot Description

• Findspot

  • Description: Alba Fucens. 2006 excavations in the sanctuary of Hercules. Found in the well in the open area in the sanctuary, along with coins. Found in a strata formed initially after the collapse of the covering and thus presumably from a date when the well was in use.
  • Findspot: Alba Fucens (Italy)

  • Point

    • Coordinates: 42.079742, 13.411669

References

• Reference: Ceccaroni, E. and M. C. Molinari (2017). I reperti numismatici provenienti dai recenti scavi del santuario di Ercole di Alba Fucens. XV International Numismatic Congress Taormina 2015 Proceedings. M. Caccamo Caltabiano. Roma-Messina, International Numismatic Commission. 1: 717-719.
• Reference: Molinari, M. C. (2021). Three pewter tesserae from the temple of Hercules in Alba Fucens: new considerations on the use of official imperial tokens. Tokens, Value and Identity. A. Crisà. Bruxelles, European Center for Numisatic Studies: 93-102.

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: University of Warwick