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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
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.
Site Name: Caerwent forum basilica site, Caerwent
Notes: found amongst tile and brick from the excavation.
