TURS 1699

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Typological Description

  • Object Type: Token

  • Date Range

    • From Date: 1 AD
    • To Date: 300 AD
  • Manufacture: Cast
  • Material: Lead
  • Shape: circle

  • Obverse

    • Type: Male head right with laurel wreath or diadem; BO and corn-ear branch before.

  • Reverse

    • Type: Whip (? or snake?) encircling a cornucopia.

  • Geographic

References

Notes

  • Note: Rostovtzeff interpreted the head as the representation of Bonus Eventus and the legend as BO(nus Eventus). He cites coins of Galba with a similar representation, but these specimens have now been demonstrated to show Hispania (e.g. RIC Galba 1-3).

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BnF Rostowzew and Prou 160b
Collection
Token Specimens from the Ancient Mediterranean
Axis
12
Diameter
13.0
Weight
2.0

Quantitative Analysis

Average measurements for this coin type:

Axis
12
Diameter
13
Weight
2

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