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Customs receipt

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Description

This small square of light yellow, thick papyrus contains a receipt for the familiar customs dues of 1/100 and 1/50 which were levied on produce entering or leaving a town. The hand is a rather large, coarse scrawl of the early 2nd century: the 17th year is probably that of Trajan.

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