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LOT 0884
'Caerleon' Roman Roof Tile Fragment with LEG II AVG Legionary Stamp
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (174 grams, 72 mm).
Thick section of a tile with stamped 'LEG II AVG' across the front, an inked collector's number 31.36.65 to one side and a taped label reading 'Caerleon Roman bathouse (sic)' on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound at Caerleon Bathhouse, Newport, Wales, UK.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The Caerleon Roman barracks served as a base for the Roman Second Augustan Legion and held upwards of 5000 soldiers.
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LOT 0884
'Caerleon' Roman Roof Tile Fragment with LEG II AVG Legionary Stamp
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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