Capitoline Museums Mould 1

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Obverse: Mould half for 8 circular tokens of 18mm, all of the same design: Hercules standing right with cup and club. The mould is broken at the lower left corner, a hole for a nail is visible in the upper right

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Physical Description

Measurements
- Height: 103
- Width: 84

Typological Description

Source: Rome Mould 17

Object Type: Mould
Date Range
- From Date: A.D. 1
- To Date: A.D. 300
Material: Palombino Marble
Obverse
- Deity: Herakles/Hercules
Geographic
- Region: Italy

Findspot Description

Findspot
- Description: Rome. Cesano notes that there is no find information associated with the mould, but it is very probably from Rome.
- Findspot: Rome (Italy)
- Point
  - Coordinates: 41.891775, 12.486137

References

Reference: Cesano, L. (1904). Matrici e tessere di piombo. Bullettino della commissione archeologica comunale di Roma 33: 146-153, no. 1

Administrative History

Collection: Capitoline Museums, Rome

Rights

CopyrightHolder: University of Warwick