Stamped Red Brick Fragment

by Imperial Roman Army

$1,000 · Offered by Biblioctopus

Carnuntum: c62AD-200AD. Fragment of a reddish clay brick with the stamp of Legio X Gemina Pia Fidelis “ LEG X C P F the 10th Roman legion of 5,280 men split into 10 cohorts . Mortar layer on the back, otherwise a very good and well preserved stamp. Ex collection Piscator 1959. Cf. on this piece Brandl, op. cit. no. 187-190. 6 1/2 x 4 x 1 1/4 Item #1106 Legio X Gemina was formed from the disbanded Legio X, the first Roman legion levied

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