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Roman ceramic brick with graffito
VIISVV[...] first V ligatured to II, so different in form to VV DIIV[...] BRV [...] ‘I’ suggests more names, but there seems a rightward curve & second stroke AP[...] Handwriting is more accomplished than the other and would suit an early 2nd century date. The first name (if read correctly) suggests the very rare Etruscan-derived name Vesuvius (cf. the centurion in RIB 1858 and 2084). The second and third names would be Celtic-derived, the fourth one Roman.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2007.35H [----]
Find Information
Site Name: Caerwent forum basilica site, Caerwent
Grid Reference: ST 467 907
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1986 - 1995
Notes: found amongst tile and brick from the excavation.
Measurements
length / mm:213
width / mm:134
thickness / mm:51
weight / g:1091
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