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Lead tokens in context: the assemblage from the Temple of Isis on Antirhodos Island, Alexandria

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Hoff, L., Penn, T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4472-9031, Robinson, D. and Goddio, F. (2026) Lead tokens in context: the assemblage from the Temple of Isis on Antirhodos Island, Alexandria. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. ISSN 0307-5133 (In Press)

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Lead tokens are an understudied element of Romano-Egyptian material culture: few have been published and fewer can be associated with detailed contexts. This article presents a large and important new assemblage of lead tokens from the temple of Isis on Antirhodos Island, Alexandria. This assemblage represents the largest provenanced collection of tokens from Roman Egypt, adding to the study of this historically under-examined object type. Putting the tokens in context allows us to explore their possible role within the sanctuary and the function of tokens in Roman Egypt. We conclude that these lead tokens relate to the sanctuary, either as votives or banqueting tokens.

Item Type Article
URI https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/131562
Refereed Yes
Divisions Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Humanities > Classics
Publisher SAGE Publications
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