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Published on January 7, 2012

Roman brothel token discovered in London

written by Jan van der Crabben

The first known Roman brothel token to have been discovered in London and most likely Britain, is on temporary display at the Museum of London.

The token or spintria, depicts a man and a woman having sex on one face, and has the Roman numerals XIIII (14… [continue reading]

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