Roman Colchester Inscribed CAMV Mortarium Fragment

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

7 1/2 in. (263 grams, 19 cm).

Comprising a section of the rim and inner wall of a mortarium vessel; stamped 'CAMV' within a rectangular panel to the upper face of the rim; repaired. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Bedfordhire, 1980s.
Property of a Kempston, UK gentleman.

Footnotes

The abbreviation of CAMV for the ancient town of Camulodunum (modern Colchester, Essex) is well attested and commonly seen on the coins of the Celtic king Cunobelin.

CONDITION

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