adventures in my head
In the original 1969 publication of CHRR Crawford says “There is no good reason for regarding this hoard as a votive deposit.” In 2003 re revised his views, but still did not commit himself to believing it was a votive deposit: This question is of some interest to me as I’d be curious if it… Continue reading Via Tiberina (CHRR 81)
Let’s get geographically oriented: On the Goddess of this sanctuary I’m reading: Carroll, M. (2019). MATER MATUTA, ‘FERTILITY CULTS’ AND THE INTEGRATION OF WOMEN IN RELIGIOUS LIFE IN ITALY IN THE FOURTH TO FIRST CENTURIES BC. Papers of the British School at Rome, 87, 1-45. doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068246218000399 The article is very good at problematizing the whole… Continue reading Satricum
Notes on L. AMBROSINI – L. M. MICHETTI, L’ultima frequentazione del santuario meridionale: testimonianze dai contesti, in M.P. Baglione – M.D. Gentili (a cura di), Riflessioni su Pyrgi. Scavi e ricerche nelle aree del santuario, Suppl. e Mon. Archeologia Classica 11, Roma 2013, pp. 123-166. “Un ulteriore motivo di interesse è la provenienza, sia dal… Continue reading RRC 10, 14, and 18 finds at Pyrgi (with vernice nera with petites estampilles!)
Vecchi 2014 arrived! V exciting. My histogram now has reported weights of 43 currency bars. But more fun: This let me draw the above map. I added Lavinium from Molinari 2011 to his listed findspots. BUT I’m sure I’m missing others. Here’s the list with GPS coordinates used (approximate of course): San Marinella 42.03333 11.85… Continue reading Map of Aes Signatum Finds
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