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The Hunterian Spintria H,35
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Obverse:
Sexual scene of oral sex. A nude male reclines left on a kline with his right arm raised over his head; a nude figure is seated facing right before him, holding the first figure's phallus in their right hand.
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Reverse:
VIIII
- Number within wreath.
Physical Description
Axis:
5
Measurements
Diameter:
20
Weight:
5.44
Typological Description
Source:
Simonetta and Riva Scene 15 VIIII (=Buttrey 1973 A6 VIIII)
Object Type:
Token
Date Range
From Date:
27 BC
To Date:
57 AD
Manufacture:
Struck
Material:
Orichalcum
Shape:
circle
Geographic
Region:
Italy
References
Reference:
Bateson, J. D. (1991). Roman Spintriae in the Hunter Coin Cabinet. Ermanno A. Arslan Studia Dicata. R. Martini and N. Vismara. Milan, Edizioni ennerre: 385-415.
Reference:
https://zenon.dainst.org/Record/001032336
Administrative History
Collection:
The Hunterian
Rights
CopyrightHolder:
The institution where the token is housed.
License:
All images are copyright of their respective institutions
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