Calligae Hobnails

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

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.





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.

[Martin Moser]

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!

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

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

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[Flavius Promotus]

Interesting, the tips of the shafts look rather riveted than clenched.

[Martin Moser]

Your wish is my command.

A 100 thanks and 1 laudes for that :-) )