Gabii Δ70

Physical Description

• Conservation State

  • Completeness: Token broken, roughly 1/4 missing.

• Measurements

  • Diameter: 20
  • Weight: 3.66
• Axis: 12

Typological Description

Source: TURS 2791

• Object Type: Token

• Date Range

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

• Geographic

  • Region: Italy

Findspot Description

• Findspot

  • Description: SU 1016, Area B, an area associated with quarrying. From the other finds, the suggestion is that this token type/deposit of the token should date to the first century AD.
  • Findspot: Gabii (Italy)

References

• Reference: TURS 2791
• Reference: Ness, S. and E. C. Robinson (2023). The distribution of coins at Gabii: Areas A through F. Gabii through its Artefacts. L. M. Banducci and M. D’Acri. Oxford, Archaeopress: 38-65.
• Reference: https://gabii.cast.uark.edu/data/browse/special_finds/70

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: The institution where the token is housed.
• License: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (images)