c/historyartifacts · by PugJesus@piefed.social · 356d

Spintriae (tokens) depicting sexual imagery, usage unknown, Roman Empire, 1st century AD NSFW

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khannie@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 356d

Coinhub

PugJesus@piefed.social · 4 pts · 356d

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BLW_Saucy_Roman_Tokens!.jpg

MercuryGenisus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 356d

Chuck e cheese must have been wild back then. Gotta get those tokens.

Eccentric@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 355d

Was reading the wikipedia page for roman prostitution practices the other day. It had a mention that some brothels used tokens as a sort of pseudo currency. Not sure if there was a source though

perishthethought@piefed.social · 3 pts · 356d (1 reply)

Couple going at it: ...

Sculptor in the corner: Don't mind me folks...

PugJesus@piefed.social · 2 pts · 356d

Diemaker's chair