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LOT 0687
Late Roman Iron Branding Signaculum
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 in. (432 grams, 21 cm).
Featuring an elaborate monogram composed of Greek letters M, A, and P; rectangular section bar with tapering cylindrical socket.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
See Baratta, G., 'Roman Signacula / Una particolare categoria di signacula: marchi per legno, pellame ed animali', in Mayer, M., Olive, G., Baratta, G., Guzman Almagro, A. (ed.), XII Congressus Internationalis Epigraphiae Grecae et Latinae, Barcelona, 2007, pp.99-108, figs.3, 7, for similar stamps.
FootnotesBranding stamps or signacula, in particular those with large single letters, were used for marking livestock to identify the ownership, the breed, the quality and other features of the animal. These signacula were usually made in bronze, but iron examples are also preserved.
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LOT 0687
Late Roman Iron Branding Signaculum
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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