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Cohort stamp, COHVG
Fragment of a flat Roman roof tile (tegula). The tiles were made by the soldiers themselves, and were sometimes stamped with their unit name before firing. The stamp reads: COH V G, for Cohors V Gallorum. The Fifth Cohort of Gauls lived at Arbeia Roman Fort in the third century.
Material: clay, earthenware | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.britisharchaeology.241374 | Go to resource |
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