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Calligae Hobnails - LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - 08-08-2006
SALVE
Past month, i have found a lot (near 100) of hobnails inside a II century burial. I want to share with you the find.
![[Image: caligaelat.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/avitianus/caligaelat.jpg)
![[Image: caligae.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/avitianus/caligae.jpg)
The head are nearly semicircular, with a diameter of 1 cm. The "body" of the head have some parallel marks caused by the different leather layers. There are two, showing a leather thickness of 4 mm.
The photos i have post are probably of the point of the sole. There are soldered by the rust, and because are very near one by the other.
Re: Calligae Hobnails - Martin Moser - 08-08-2006
Hi Cesar,
thanks for sharing those. could you also measure the height of the hobnails, total, shaft, and head respectively, if possible, please?
thanks in advance!
Re: Calligae Hobnails - LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - 08-09-2006
Your wish is my command.
8)
Shaft height: 0,8 cm
Shaft width: 0,3 cm
Head height: 0,5 cm
Head diameter: 1 cm
Total height: 1,3 cm
An image is better than 1000 wordls:
![[Image: Grfico1-1.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/avitianus/Grfico1-1.jpg)
Re: Calligae Hobnails - Flavius Promotus - 08-09-2006
Interesting, the tips of the shafts look rather riveted than clenched.
Re: Calligae Hobnails - Martin Moser - 08-09-2006
Quote:Your wish is my command.
A 100 thanks and 1 laudes for that :-) )