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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Tombstone, upper part, gabled.
A Family Reunited?
Gravestone of Sanctinius Exsuperatus
This stone was discovered to the south west of the fortress and had been re-used in a building. This and another gravestone in the museum (accession number: 31.78/26.14) are the only two inscriptions from Roman Britain which record the name Exsuperatus. In all likelihood Sanctinius was related to Tadius and Tadia; he may even have been their father.
D(is) M(anibus) / Sanctinius (E)xsuperatus
‘To the spirits of the departed; Sanctinius Exsuperatus …’
Site Name: Bear House Field II, Caerleon
Notes: Found in building VII in the civil settlement
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