A Token Romans Used to Pay For Their Pleasure

[Correus]

Dug out of the Thames mud, a token Romans used to pay for their pleasure

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2081890/Dug-Thames-mud-token-Romans-used-pay-pleasure.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Yes...I'm across the pond and I do read the British press on-line....

[Augustus_Gaius]

ooooo i did a foreshore walk along the Thames! found most clay pipe and medieval pottery though, because roman pottery is rarer (although i did find a few sherds) Great find

[Correus]

ooooo i did a foreshore walk along the Thames! found most clay pipe and medieval pottery though, because roman pottery is rarer (although i did find a few sherds) Great find

Lucky bugger.....

[Augustus_Gaius]

Very much so was supposed to have been digging in Caerleon last year, but i had to pull out at the last minute unfortunately, hopefully they're doing some digging this year though as well

[Invisible officer]

Well, the token is a very rare find for the provinces but the article has the usual standard. That special "service" did not cost anything like a workers day income or some breads. Just the price of a simple cheap drink.
Londinium had the same abundance of "service personal" in Roman times like in Victorian times.

[Correus]

Well, the token is a very rare find for the provinces but the article has the usual standard. That special "service" did not cost anything like a workers day income or some breads. Just the price of a simple cheap drink.
Londinium had the same abundance of "service personal" in Roman times like in Victorian times.

Sources please?

[carvel2]

@Correus...you have to pay extra for that

[mikeland]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/1 ... d-together

This story caught my attention today.

[Correus]

@Correus...you have to pay extra for that

[Correus]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/10/unique-roman-helmet-pieced-together

This story caught my attention today.

C O O L !!!!!

So, has anything come of that fancy cavalry helmet found over there? The one the guy who found it decided to sell to the highest bidder instead of donating it to a museum? I heard a rumor that a guy in Wichita KS (just 20 miles north of me) might have bought it.