Roman hobnails

[Illyricum65]

Good morning,
I'm looking for informations about roman hobnails. They are very common but poor investigated. But Romans leaved it in all your Empire, expecially lost on the imperial street (and in its military settlements).
They are made in iron but how they were made?
They have a "pin" and a "head"; the surface in contact with the leather was smooth, with points (4 or more...), with crucified motif or mixed (points/crosses).
How the Romans made this motifs? With the help of a die?

This is the only text (in spanish) I have found...
http://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/28863/1/Lucentum_31_08.pdf

Could you help me?

Thanks so much
Illyricum

[SC]

Everything you wanted to know about hobnails - including manufacture, patterns, typology, etc - as long as you can read French.

https://www.academia.edu/6588851/Le_clous_de_chaussures_du_site_de_Pfyngut_les_bases_dune_typo-chronologie

Shawn

[Illyricum65]

Excellent!

It's just what I was looking for...

Thanks so much
Illyricum
 

[quadrans]

Everything you wanted to know about hobnails - including manufacture, patterns, typology, etc - as long as you can read French.

https://www.academia.edu/6588851/Le_clous_de_chaussures_du_site_de_Pfyngut_les_bases_dune_typo-chronologie

Shawn

Useful article ..

 Thanks for sharing..

 Q.

[Illyricum65]

Everything you wanted to know about hobnails - including manufacture, patterns, typology, etc - as long as you can read French.

https://www.academia.edu/6588851/Le_clous_de_chaussures_du_site_de_Pfyngut_les_bases_dune_typo-chronologie

Shawn

Hi,
I have found this one:
http://www.uxellodunum.com/media/documents/Clous%20Loulie.pdf

Thanks
Illyricum

[SC]

Thanks for posting that article.  I have no hobnails myself but I do have plenty of the large and medium nails covered in that article.

Shawn

[Illyricum65]

Thanks for posting that article.  I have no hobnails myself but I do have plenty of the large and medium nails covered in that article.

Shawn

Hi,
I'm very happy for this useful exchange of informations!

Bye
Illyricum
 

[quadrans]

Everything you wanted to know about hobnails - including manufacture, patterns, typology, etc - as long as you can read French.

https://www.academia.edu/6588851/Le_clous_de_chaussures_du_site_de_Pfyngut_les_bases_dune_typo-chronologie

Shawn

Hi,
I have found this one:
http://www.uxellodunum.com/media/documents/Clous%20Loulie.pdf

Thanks
Illyricum

 Also a nice article

 Thankx

 Q.