What coins can teach us about Roman Barbers?

~ Liv Yarrow

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These are what a barber would have used to shave you and cut your hair!

Extracts from

Boon, George C. “‘Tonsor Humanus’: Razor and Toilet-Knife in Antiquity.” Britannia 22 (1991): 21-32. Accessed March 27, 2020. doi:10.2307/526628.

 

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