Inscription Database

Owner/artist inscription from Porolissum – Creaca (Dacia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD008341 (Last Updates: 2014-02-06, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
[C(o)h(ors) II] Br(ittanorum) [ ] BR
Chronological Data:
101 AD – 270 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1979, 0501c1.
  • ILD 738.
  • E. Tóth, Porolissum. Das castellum in Moigrad. Ausgrabungen von A. Radnóti, 1943 (Budapest 1978) 49-50; Abb. 15 (Zeichnung). - AE 1979.
  • J. Spaul, Cohors². The evidence for and a short history of the auxiliary infantry units of the imperial Roman army (Oxford 2000) 198.
  • C.C. Petolescu, Auxilia Daciae. Contribuţie la istoria miltară a Daciei romane (Bucureşti 2002) 88-89, Nr. 24.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Romania
ancient find spot:
Porolissum
modern find spot:
Creaca
find spot:
modern region:
Sălaj
year of find:
1943

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
owner/artist inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tile
material:
Ton
decoration:
present

Palaeography

Palaeography:
stamped

Historical relevant data

military:
present

Commentary

 
Im Lager gefunden. Inschrift gestempelt; Stempelfeld in Form einer tabula ansata. Höhe des Stempelfeldes: 1,8 cm Von II ist noch das rechte Ende des waagrechten Strichs oberhalb der Zahl erhalten.

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD008341
Work Status:
checked with drawing
Last Update:
2014-02-06 by Gräf
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