Tokens and social life in Roman imperial Italy

This is a unique and accessible introduction to an underutilised source, Roman tokens, with a focus on those found in Imperial Italy. It explains how tokens can illuminate all kinds of issues such as identity, entertainment, euergetism, imperial ideology, festivals, material culture and everyday life

The Spanish Lake

Edition

37

ISBN/ISSN

9781920942175

Collation

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Series Title

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Call Number

910.09164.SPA

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