Lead armor tokens (from Well J 5:1) stamped on both sides, one side a piece of armor and on the other side a letter: IL 1575 (helmet), IL 1573-1574 (breastplate), IL 1579 (shield) and IL 1572, IL 1576-1577 (greave). 3rd c. B.C.
Lead armor tokens (from Well J 5:1) stamped on both sides, on one side a piece of armor and on the other side a letter: IL 1575 (helmet), IL 1573-1574 (breastplate), IL 1579 (shield) and IL 1572, IL 1576-1577 (greave). 3rd c. B.C. Cf. Ober and Hedrick, eds., The Birth of Democracy, 1993, p. 107, pl. 16.12-18.
Lead tokens, third century B.C., stamped with items of armor (breastplate, helmet, greaves) to be issued to the cavalry.
Top row, left to rigt: IL 1572, IL 1576, IL 1577. Bottom row, left to right: IL 1575, IL 1573, IL 1574, IL 1579.
Lead tokens (from Well J 5:1) depicting pieces of armor probably distributed to members of the cavalry. Obverse. Top row, left to right: greave (IL 1572), breastplates (IL 1573, IL 1574). Bottom row: helmet (IL 1575), greaves (IL 1576, IL 1577) or simply alpha (IL 1579).
Lead tokens (from Well J 5:1) depicting pieces of armor probably distributed to members of the cavalry. Letters on reverse. Top row, left to right: IL 1572, IL 1573, IL 1574. Bottom row: IL 1575, IL 1576, IL 1577 and IL 1579.
