Ostia Antiquarium inv. 6228

Physical Description

• Shape: circle

• Measurements

  • Height: 110
  • Width: 0

Typological Description

Source: Ostia 30

• 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, theatre. Excavations taking place beneath the cavea from taberna no. 4 to the eastern corner of the theatre (not including the staircase).
  • Findspot: Ostia (Italy)

  • Point

    • Coordinates: 41.754855, 12.287656

References

• Reference: NSc. 1912, p. 393
• Reference: Giornale degli Scavi 1912, no. 5 p. 262

Administrative History

• Collection: Ostia Antiquarium

Notes

• Note: The specimen has 11 tokens all still connected as cast (so the object is more properly waste). Vaglieri records they were probably not successful. The diameter of the tokens was 11mm.

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: University of Warwick