Ashmolean Token 109

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Obverse: FI - Legend within circle.

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Reverse: A - Letter.

Physical Description

Axis: 9
Measurements
- Diameter: 15
- Weight: 1.79

Typological Description

Object Type: Token
Material: Copper
Shape: circle
Date Range
- From Date: 200 BC
- To Date: 100 BC

References

Reference: Varoucha-Christodoulopoulou, I. (1960). Acquisitions de Musée numismatique d'Athènes. Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 84: 485-503.
Reference: Rowan, C. (2020 forthcoming). The Roman tokens in the Ashmolean Museum. Numismatic Chronicle 180.

Administrative History

Collection: Ashmolean Museum

Notes

Note: Varoucha-Christodoulopoulou, 1960, p. 489 pl. VIII no. 15, reports that a hoard from the Peloponnese dating to the second century BC contained these types of tokens, although their style may indicate an origin on Crete.

Rights

CopyrightHolder: The institution where the token is housed.
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