A unique and accessible introduction to an underutilised source, Roman tokens, and their value for ancient social history.

This is a unique and accessible introduction to an underutilised source, Roman tokens, with a focus on those found in Imperial Italy. It explains how tokens can

This book shows how the circulation of ideals associated with the Roman emperor generated ideological unification among aristocracies and reinforced Roman power

Exploration of the role played by deities in the negotiation of imperial power under the Severan dynasty (AD 193-235).