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Type I - Lift and shift Roman keys
196

Size: cm 4,6
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; shaped handle with hanging hole; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
197

Size: cm 4,9
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with hanging hole; 5 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
202

Size: cm 10
Description and material:
Roman iron key; long handle with riveted hanging hole; 4 coding pins, over 90° for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
214

Size: cm 7
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; X coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
223

Size: cm 3,6
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with hanging hole; stem simply decorated, 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
227

Size: cm 4,7
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with hanging hole; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
243

Size: cm 7
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
246

Size: cm 4
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with hanging hole and cuspid; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
259

Size: cm 4,7
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
260

Size: cm 8,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; long handle with hanging hole; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
261

Size: cm 7,1
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
264

Size: cm 5
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; geometric decorations handle, with hanging hole; 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
268

Size: cm 5
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; shaped handle with hanging hole, stem with geometric decorations; 5 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
271

Size: cm 4,2
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; shaped handle with hanging hole; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
275

Size: cm 8,1
Description and material:
Roman iron key; shaped handle with hanging hole; stem with geometric decorations, oxidized; 6 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
291

Size: cm 5,5
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; long shaped handle with eyelet; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
300

Size: cm 202 x cm 50
Description and material:
Roman iron key, with handle terminated by a hanging hole; 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock mechanism
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
303

Size: cm 5 x 1,5
Description and material:
traditional key, with unusual handle terminated by a supension hook; 3 pins cypher; bronze
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
314

Size: cm 7,5 x 2,8
Description and material:
traditional Roman key, geometric shaped handle; 3 pins cypher; bronze
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
315

Size: cm 9,8 x cm 3
Description and material:
Roman bronze key for lift-shift lock; handle with hanging hole; iron shank and cypher with 3 pins
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
316

Size: cm 7,5
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; shaped handle with hanging hole; 4 coding pins, one at 90°, for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
317

Size: cm 4,2
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; shaped handle with hanging hole and geometric decorations; 2 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
319

Size: cm 4,2
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; shaped handle with hanging hole; 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
321

Size: cm 10,3
Description and material:
Roman iron key; trapeze shaped handle with hanging hole; (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock, severely oxidized
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
325

Size: cm 4,6
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with hanging hole and cuspid; stem with simple geometric decorations, (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
328

Size: cm 7,3
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; long handle with mobile ring, with hanging hole; 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
329

Size: cm 5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with geometric shaped opening, with hanging hole; 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D., see also 331
331

Size: cm 4,5
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with geometric shaped opening, with hanging hole with cuspid; 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D., See also 329
337

Size: cm 3,65 x cm 1,1
Description and material:
traditional Roman key, unusually cyphered with 7 pins on two rows; handle with hole; bronze
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century B.C.
343

Size: cm 8,2
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 3 (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
368

Size: cm 10
Description and material:
Roman iron key; shaped handle with eyelet; decorated stem, 5 coding pins arranged in a circular shape for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
370

Size: cm 5,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 4 protruding coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D., See also 651, 678
371

Size: cm 4
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with hanging hole; 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.See also 651
382

Size: cm 14 x cm 5,5
Description and material:
massive traditional Roman key, probably for a large chest, handle with hole and cuspid; cyphered with 10 pins, bronze
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century B.C.
385

Size: cm 9,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with eyelet; 6 coding pins arranged in a semi -circular shape for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
387

Size: cm 4,5
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; shaped handle with hanging hole; stem deformed; 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
394

Size: cm totali 12, chiave cm 2
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; long stem used for fusion; handle with hanging hole; 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D., See also 642, 605
395

Size: cm 2,8, anello diam. cm 2
Description and material:
traditional Roman key, with handle and eyelet; to the eyelet is fastened a figured ring, to let the key be hanged at the owner neck; 10 pins cypher; bronze
Origin and epoch: Rome, approx. I century B.C.
Note: the ring is stuck to the key
397

Size: cm 9
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with eyelet; 5 coding pins T-shaped for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
398

Size: cm 5,3 + cm 4,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; shaped handle with hanging hole; long and unusual stem, 90°shaped, (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
406

Size: cm 7,1
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
407

Size: cm 7,7
Description and material:
Roman iron key; long handle with hanging hole; (?) coding pins, due to oxidation, for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
408

Size: cm 6,9
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; (?) coding pins, due to oxidation, for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
409

Size: cm 10,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; bent handle with hanging hole; oxidized coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
410

Size: cm 6,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; massive shaped handle with hanging hole; oxidized coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
411

Size: cm 7,8
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; oxidized coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
412

Size: cm 6,7
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; oxidized coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
413

Size: cm 8
Description and material:
Roman iron key; shaped handle with hanging hole; 3 (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
414

Size: cm 7,4
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
415

Size: cm 7,8
Description and material:
Roman iron key; shaped handle with hanging hole; (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
416

Size: cm 8,2
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; oxidized coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
427

Size: cm 5,2
Description and material:
Roman iron key; sophisticated shaped handle with hanging hole; 7 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
433

Size: cm 9,1
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle whit triangular shaped cavity, with hanging hole; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
434

Size: cm 5,4
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with hanging hole; long stem with simple decorations, 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
439

Size: cm 9,4
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; long stem, 4 coding pins square shape, for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
454

Size: cm 8,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 2 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
463

Size: cm 8,1
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with hanging hole, with long cuspid; 5 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
466

Size: cm 6,3
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 3 coding pins, semi-circular shaped, for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
486

Size: cm toali 9,5, chiave cm 1,1
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with hanging hole and long fusion stem; (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D., See also 394, 605
498

Size: cm 8,8
Description and material:
Roman iron key; shaped handle with hanging hole; stem with geometric decorations; oxidized (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
505

Size: cm 3,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; shaped handle with hanging hole; oxidized (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
513

Size: cm 5,3
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; shaped handle with open hanging hook; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
517

Size: cm 6,5
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; shaped handle with large hole, decorated with dragon’s eyes; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
522

Size: cm 5,2
Description and material:
Roma iron key; handle with two holes (damaged); 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
553

Size: cm 6,5
Description and material:
Roman key, with handle and ring, bronze; iron stem and cypher with 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
554

Size: cm 3,2
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; square shaped handle with hanging hole; 4 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
560

Size: cm 8,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; shaped handle with eyelet; unusual stem; 3 coding pins, for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
605

Size: cm totali 5, chiave cm 1,8
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with hanging hole; long fusion stem; 7 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D., See also 394, 642
617

Size: cm 6,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 6 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
622

Size: cm 4,2
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; geometrically decorated and shaped stem and handle, with hanging hole with cuspid; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
642

Size: cm totali 13, chiave 1,3
Description and material:
hair pin, with a Roman key at one extreme, iron; decorated handle with hanging hole; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D. See also 394, 605
651

Size: cm 5,5
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with hanging hole; (?) raised coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D., See also 370
678

Size: cm 5,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 4 raised coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D., See also 651
694

Size: cm 4,6
Description and material:
Roman bronze key; handle with geometric decorations, hanging hole; 3 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
732

Size: cm 11,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 1 coding pin for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
Note: may be used on Lacedemon type lock
740

Size: cm 5,1
Description and material:
Roman iron key; shaped handle with eyelet; 5 coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
781

Size: cm 6,8 x cm 2,2
Description and material:
traditional key, with a finely shaped handle; 3 pins cypher; bronze
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century B.C.
799

Size: cm 4,9 x cm 1,4
Description and material:
traditional Roman key, with handle decorated with geometric motives (9 dragon’s eyes and straight marks), terminal hole with cuspid, 5 pins cypher; bronze
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
894

Size: cm 8,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 3 (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
901

Size: cm 7,5 x cm 3,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 3 (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
Note: it is quite unusual to find a key with matching bolt; the item probably has been assembled in a locksmith shop, just before installation See also 5297
922

Size: cm 6 x cm 2
Description and material:
bronze traditional key; the box shaped handle is unusual, boxed with 4 rectangular openings; eyelet with ring; 3 pins cypher
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, I century B.C.
Note: the handle is similar to the French lantern keys (XVII century A.D.)
1081

Size: cm 5,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 3 unusual coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
1178

Size: cm 6,8
Description and material:
Roman iron key; handle with hanging hole; 5 raised coding pins for lift-shift lock; on the map are also present 3 holes, for unknown reasons
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
1370

Size: cm 8,5
Description and material:
Roman iron key; twisted stem, handle with hanging hole; (?) coding pins for lift-shift lock
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, approx. I century A.D.
5297

Size: cm 6,8 x cm 2
Description and material:
bronze bolt, to be coupled with key no. 901; cypher with small bar and 6 pins
Origin and epoch: Imperial Rome, I century B.C.

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