TURS3065
approved
new
University of Warwick
created
human
admin
University of Warwick
nmo
http://nomisma.org/ontology#
TURS 3065
Token
A.D. 1
A.D. 225
Cast
Lead
Furca or stylised top of a caduceus, star on the left
and a star on the right.
Legend
Italy
Terminus ante quem provided by excavation context. Rostovtzeff argued that Side B
represented a furca, used to carry the equipment (sarcina) of Roman legionaries.
However, the caduceus could also be represented in this stylised manner. (See A.
Alföldi, (1937). A Festival of Isis in Rome under the Christian Emperors of the IVth
Century. Budapest, Institute of Numismatics and Archaeology of the Pázmány
University p. 20).
Rostowzew, M. (1903). Tesserarum urbis romae et suburbi. St.
Petersburg.