Inscription Database

Owner/artist inscription from Mogontiacum – Mainz (Germania superior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD054666 (Last Updates: 2018-01-24, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
|(centuria) Sev- | SEV
eri ERI
 
Popai POPAI
Chronological Data:
1 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • AE 2005, 1129.
  • U. Ehmig, ZPE 153, 2005, 237-240; Abb. 1 u. 2. - AE 2005.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Mogontiacum
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Rheinland-Pfalz
present location:
Frankfurt/Main, Arch. Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
owner/artist inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
tessera
material:
Holz
height:
7 cm
width:
12 cm
depth:
0 cm
letter size:
4.2-1.8 cm

Palaeography

Palaeography:
scratched / graffito

Historical relevant data

military:
present

Commentary

 
Fundjahr: in den Jahrzehnten nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Rechteckiges Holztäfelchen; in einer der Ecken ein kreisrundes Loch; beidseitig beschriftet. Schreibtechnik: geritzt.

People

Person 1
Name:
Severi
Cognomen:
Severus
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel
Person 2
Name:
Popai
Cognomen:
Popaius
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD054666
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2018-01-24 by Gräf
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