Hamburger 1986 no. 60

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter: 21

• Conservation State

  • Condition: pierced at 12h, above the sexual scene.

Typological Description

Source: Simonetta and Riva Scene 14 VIII (= Buttrey 1973 A12 VIII)

• Object Type: Token

• Date Range

  • From Date: 27 BC
  • To Date: 57 AD
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Orichalcum
• Shape: circle

• Geographic

  • Region: Italy

Findspot Description

• Findspot

  • Description: Caesarea Maritima, stray find.
  • Findspot: Caesarea Maritima (Israel)

References

• Reference: Hamburger, A. (1986). Surface-finds from Caesarea Maritima - Tesserae. Excavations at Caesarea Maritima 1975, 1976, 1979 - Final Report. L. I. Levine and E. Netzer. Jerusalem, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: 187-206.

Notes

• Note: Identification of the type made from the line drawing in Hamburger's publication. This may be the same 'spintria' recorded as found in Caesarea Maritima by Martini (Martini, R. (1997). Tessere numerali bronzee romane nelle civiche raccolte numismatiche del comune di Milano Parte I. Annotazione Numismatische Supplemento IX: 7 n. 15 no. iii).

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: The institution where the token is housed.
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