Replica of a shield boss from a legionary's shield, Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum

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  • Description

    The owner, Lunius Dubitatis has written his name and the name of his unit, the century of Iulius Magnus of the Eight Legion, on it in punched dots. The original was found in the river Tyne in 1867 and may have been washed out from a 2nd century shipweck at the mouth of the river. It is now in the British Museum in London.

  • Owner

    Following Hadrian

  • Source

    Flickr (Flickr)

  • License

    What does this mean? CC BY-SA 2.0

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    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/41523983@N08/6782367237/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Pat Thomson
    Last modified: 3 weeks, 2 days ago
    Viewed: 22 times
    Picture Taken: 2011-07-31T15:32:43

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