tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post8657364685557789145..comments2023-05-14T23:46:40.053-07:00Comments on Pagans for Archaeology: Coins of ancient RomeYewtreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-4619378214294026652010-03-11T09:13:57.384-08:002010-03-11T09:13:57.384-08:00Language barrier brothel tokens would make perfect...Language barrier brothel tokens would make perfectly practical sense, but for the absence of them in the ruins of such. They mention finding them in bath houses; that makes me wonder about them being used for a particular variety or "brand name" sex worker as opposed to just any standard prostitute. <br /><br />The idea of a novelty item or political joke is just as reasonable, and I wouldn't think it was a horribly far stretch that they might not have started as one and become the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267100689194015085.post-39787460209074058762010-03-10T04:49:47.436-08:002010-03-10T04:49:47.436-08:00i'd heard they were brothel tokens but it seem...i'd heard they were brothel tokens but it seems a bit less likely after reading <br />http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2355/pay-for-play<br /><br />Alternative possibilities include gambling chips or markers, or claim-check tokens from bathhouse locker rooms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com