Roman Tessera Annonaria (?) marked "X X": a measurement token attached to a grain sack. Circa 1st - 3rd centuries AD (Bone, 3.1 x 0.5 cm). Published in L. Pedroni and G. Devoto, "Tessere da una collezione privata", in Archeologia Classica, XLVII, 1995, p. 191, fig. 19 (this tessera).
From a British Private Collection.
These tokens typically bear the letter "A" for Annona, followed by a number (e.g., X, XX, XXX) indicating the weight in modii — approximately 40, 80, or 120 kg. 1.32 g
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