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<p>[QUOTE="A.J., post: 1471537, member: 35316"]There are a type of ancient Roman exonumia called <i>spintria</i> which were most likely used as brothel tokens. There is some historical debate on this issue, but personally I feel that the use of spintria as brothel tokens is the only plausible exlanation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Spintria were bronze tokens, smaller than a sestertius, with a depiction of an intimate act on one side and a Roman numeral (probably corresponding to price) on the other.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="A.J., post: 1471537, member: 35316"]There are a type of ancient Roman exonumia called [I]spintria[/I] which were most likely used as brothel tokens. There is some historical debate on this issue, but personally I feel that the use of spintria as brothel tokens is the only plausible exlanation. Spintria were bronze tokens, smaller than a sestertius, with a depiction of an intimate act on one side and a Roman numeral (probably corresponding to price) on the other.[/QUOTE]
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