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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Topcat7, post: 2446493, member: 73372&quot;]Thanks, everyone. (Esp. Mag. Max.)</p><p>I am definitely leaning towards &#039;papyras bulla&#039; (for my piece) because of the flat reverse. </p><p>(From &#039;Et Tu Antiquities<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Bullae are small clay pellets which were commonly used to close and notarize papyrus documents in the Hellenistic and early Roman eras.&nbsp; Each carries an impression of an individual&#039;s seal ring on the obverse and the imprint of the papyrus fibers on the reverse.&nbsp; It is also common to find remnants of the sealer&#039;s fingerprint along the edges from the forming of the impression.&nbsp; The iconography depicted on bullae is individualized to the sealer and is a personal badge of importance to the person and/or his family.&nbsp; Somewhere in these bullae&#039;s long history, a fire probably destroyed the papyrus documents and preserved the unbaked clay.&nbsp; The(y)&nbsp; range in size from 10 to 20 millimeters across (3/8 to 3/4 inch) and portray a bit of the diversity available.</b> (Mine 22mm x 18mm x 4mm. 1.67 gm.)</p><p>I will remove it from my coin collection, and I shall place it amongst my &#039;antiquities&#039;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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