In the archaeological area of Milan Cathedral, the connection between coins and water has found a piece of exceptional evidence in the discovery of 223 specimens inside the perimeter channel of the baptismal font. This substantial deposit is flanked by the documentation of two wells and three canals, in the emptying of which Roman and also modern coins were found, alone or in association with other artefacts. In the archaeological area of Milan Cathedral, the connection between coins and water has found exceptional evidence in the discovery of 223 specimens inside the perimeter gutter of the baptismal font of San Giovanni alle Fonti. This substantial deposit is flanked by the documentation of two wells and three canals, in the emptying of which coins were found, alone or in association with other artefacts. The paper analyses these latter findings, trying to understand the reason for the presence of coins in such contexts connected with the use and disuse of water.
Perassi, C., Monete da strutture per la raccolta e lo scorrimento delle acque, in Lusuardi Siena, S., Airoldi, F. S. E. (ed.), Piazza Duomo prima del Duomo. La cattedrale di Santa Tecla perduta e ritrovata. Archeologia del complesso episcopale milanese, Silvana Editoriale spa, Milano 2023: 458- 469 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/260243]
Monete da strutture per la raccolta e lo scorrimento delle acque
Perassi, Claudia
2023
Abstract
In the archaeological area of Milan Cathedral, the connection between coins and water has found a piece of exceptional evidence in the discovery of 223 specimens inside the perimeter channel of the baptismal font. This substantial deposit is flanked by the documentation of two wells and three canals, in the emptying of which Roman and also modern coins were found, alone or in association with other artefacts. In the archaeological area of Milan Cathedral, the connection between coins and water has found exceptional evidence in the discovery of 223 specimens inside the perimeter gutter of the baptismal font of San Giovanni alle Fonti. This substantial deposit is flanked by the documentation of two wells and three canals, in the emptying of which coins were found, alone or in association with other artefacts. The paper analyses these latter findings, trying to understand the reason for the presence of coins in such contexts connected with the use and disuse of water.
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