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Maritime Archaeology: Research from the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA)
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Lead tokens from Antirhodos Island in Alexandria

Perhaps the largest known provenanced collection of lead tokens from Roman Egypt was uncovered around the Iseum on Antirhodos Island in Alexandria. What were they possibly used for?
Maritime Archaeology: Research from the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA)
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Lamps in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria: New lights from the Antirhodos Iseum

A substantial amount of pottery lamps was recovered in the port of Alexandria, particularly among the ruins of the Iseum on the sunken island of Antirhodos. They represent a unique assemblage.

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