Title

Lead ingot

Caption

Lead ingot. Found in a wrecked ship off the coast of the ancient city of Allon (Villajoyosa), coming from the mines of Linares-La Carolina, in Sierra Morena (Andalusia, Spain). The IMP GER AVG countermarks indicate that it was imperial property and the CCIIX countermark, its weight, 208 pounds (68 Kg). 1st century AD. Pecio Bou Ferrer. Villajoyosa (Alicante province, Valencian Community, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Date

Jul 04, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG20B26_009

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,8Mb (2,6Mb) / 14,0in x 9,7in / 4193 x 2901 (300dpi)

Keywords

wrecked ship 1st century 1st century AD 208 208 pounds 68 68 Kg Alicante province Allon Bou Ferrer CCIIX Europe Hispania IMP GER AVG Imperial KG Madrid National Archaeological Museum Pecio Bou Ferrer Roman Roman Empire Roman era Romans Sierra Morena Spain Spanish Valencian Community Villajoyosa ancient Rome ancient age ancient city ancient romans antiquity archaeology archeology counter mark countermark economy history ingot lead mines Linares-La Carolina money museum pounds property weight wrecked ship