Showing posts with label tessera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tessera. Show all posts

Monday, August 21, 2017

Figure 77

Photography by Elke Wetzig, PD.
Roman tessera frumentaria (left) compared to a Euro cent coin (right).
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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Figure 75

The left is a small white tessera (mosaic tile). To the right is a replica of an ivory or bone token (tessara theatralis) used as a theater ticket for entrance into special events. The token would have various images or writing depending on the performance.
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