Ashmolean Milne 5420

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter: 21
  • Weight: 4.24
• Axis: 1

Typological Description

Source: Milne 1933 no. 5420

• Object Type: Token

• Date Range

  • From Date: 1 AD
  • To Date: 300 AD
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Lead
• Shape: circle

• Obverse

  • Deity: Hermes/Mercury

• Reverse

  • Deity: Nike/Victoria/Victory

• Geographic

  • Region: Egypt

Findspot Description

• Findspot

  • Description: Oxyrhynchus, rubbish dumps. EEF 1906, exc. 1906.
  • Findspot: Al Bahnasā (Egypt)

References

• Reference: Milne, J. G. (1933). Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
• Reference: https://zenon.dainst.org/Record/000160175

Administrative History

• Collection: Ashmolean Museum

Rights

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