Ostia 5.5.1964 no. 34

Obverse: Young male head (Julio-Claudian?) next to lituus and praefericulum
Reverse: blank

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Diameter: 28.5
  • Shape: circle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Token

  • Date Range

    • From Date: A.D. 1
    • To Date: A.D. 100
  • Material: Lead

  • Geographic

Findspot Description

  • Findspot

    • Description: Ostia, the Tiber (Tevere). From the dredging of the river bed between the Palazzo imperiale and the Ponte delle Scafa.
    • Findspot: Ostia Antica (Italy)

References

Administrative History

Notes

  • Note: It is recorded as either a tessera or an ornamental stud. I have not seen the piece to confirm one way or the other, but it sounds similar to a thin lead uniface series known from the Julio-Claudian period.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: University of Warwick

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