Stamp number 995
Stamp No | 995 |
form | Platter |
fabric | TN |
excavation | Sheepen I |
context | Area A dump |
present | BM |
inventory | 1953 unreg remainder |
vr_cat_no | 411 |
potter No | 113 |
Die No | 01A01 |
def | Y |
pos | R |
comment | Radial. TN - heavily burnt; polished upper, matt lower. Uncertain Reading:- )( )A(I = DACOS retrograde. 1. 1 IC+1 BRW. Area A dump; probably some joining sherds in rest of dump assemblage. |
name1 | Dacos |
name2 | |
comment | Possibly an abbreviation for DACOBITV or VIRIODAC(OS) P140, both common names on the continent and the letter shapes are similar. It could even be a re-shaped broken die. Dacobitu occurs retrograde and also with various spellings but has not been identified in Britain. Viriodacos P140 has been found at Sheepen I. See also P242 Die 01A01 which shares the same letters and style and the uncertain reading is transcribed IIA'O \ IIH'O. . DIE 01A01 FABRIC TN FORMS large platters SOURCE import DATE DISTRIBUTION Sheepen I (2) |