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LOT 0839
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]
ProvenanceFound Bedfordhire, 1980s.
Property of a Kempston, UK gentleman.
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.
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