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Description: | mark, moulding, four visible characters, ]VGGG
Lead sealing originally reading AVGGG. The letters AVG are an abbreviation for 'Augustus', which is a title used only by the Emperor, in this case Septimius Severus. The two extra Gs show that he has made his two sons his co-Emperors. This is a very useful piece of dating evidence for archaeologists, as Severus made his younger son the third co-Emperor in AD 210 and he died himself died in 211 (Arbeia Roman Fort).
Material: lead | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.britisharchaeology.241311 | Go to resource |
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