Summary

Nine backing plates for phalerae of bronze, with owner's name 'DOMIITI ATTICI', from the Roman site at Newstead, Roxburghshire, 80 - 100 AD

Accession Number

X.FRA 129

Other references

Original description

NEWSTEAD COLLECTION. Set of nine phalerae of bronze. p. 174, Pl. XXXI, 'Rom. Fron. Post.' RMS notes: also rivets. Updated from SCRAN full data set, December 1998. [MoS description] Bloodshed, weapons and heroes. The Organisation. Army organisation. (7) Medal backing plates with owner's name, Newstead. DOMIITI ATTICI, 'Dometius Atticus'. 80 - 100 AD.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

Newstead Collection

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

1905

Method (e.g. excavation)

Excavated

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1914

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Unknown

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

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