Ostia Antiquarium inv. 4891.1

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter: 19
• Shape: circle

Typological Description

Source: TURS 869

• Object Type: Token

• Date Range

  • From Date: A.D. 1
  • To Date: A.D. 300
• Manufacture: Cast
• Material: Lead

• Geographic

  • Region: Italy

Findspot Description

• Findspot

  • Description: Ostia, Caserma dei Vigili. Excavations of the porticus in front of rooms 1 and 2, on the north side of the caserma, the first half on the right as one enters. Two tokens were found, both seemingly of the same type.
  • Findspot: Ostia (Italy)

  • Point

    • Coordinates: 41.754855, 12.287656

References

• Reference: NSc. 1912, p. 26
• Reference: Giornale degli Scavi 1911, no 4 p. 239

Administrative History

• Collection: Ostia Antiquarium

Notes

• Note: The type is that recorded by Vaglieri in NSc., who notes that he could read on one side CVR and on the other side M... with a type that seemed to be TURS 869. It is not a definitive identification, given the state of preservation.

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: University of Warwick