van Heesch 2000

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Typological Description

  • Object Type: Token

  • Date Range

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

  • Obverse

    • Type: Head of Mithras wearing a radiate Phrygian cap, right
    • Deity: Mithras

  • Reverse

    • Type: Legend around.
    • Legend: O H SOL M Q R S A P

  • Geographic

References

Notes

  • Note: van Heesch noted that it is difficult to know what the abbreviated legend stood for. He suggests O(b) h(onorem) Sol(is) M(ithrae) Q(uintus) R(name) S(surname) a(ram) p(osuit) OR Sol(i) M(ithrae) Q(uintus) R(name) S(surname) a(ram) p(osuit) o(b) h(onorem).

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Musée archéologique de Nivelles 1
Collection
Token Specimens from the Ancient Mediterranean
Axis
12
Diameter
19.6
Weight
1.23

Quantitative Analysis

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Axis
12
Diameter
19.6
Weight
1.23

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