Essays about: "polletter"

Found 1 essay containing the word polletter.

  1. 1. Erotic Tokens and The Business of Prostitution : A study on the monetary value of tokens in Pompeii

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Emilia Wall; [2019]
    Keywords : Roman Empire; Pompeii; spintriae; tokens; prostitution; Romerska imperiet; Pompeji; spintriae; polletter; prostitution;

    Abstract : Erotic tokens or the so-called spintriae leave little to the imagination. These coin-like tokens depict acts of love making couples with Roman numerals on the reverse. The tokens are believed to have been in use during the 1st century A.D. READ MORE