Brickstamp, Rome Alison E. Cooley AEC/ASHL AN1872.1519.xml Oxford Ashmolean Museum AN1872.1519 AshLI 217 Coll. Ref: 35 Roman catalogue: 399 CIL XV, 1 no.415, 1

Roughly half of a circular stamp (0.10). There are two lines of letters around the edge of the stamp, running in concentric circles. In the centre, to one side, is a palm branch, partially preserved. From other examples of the stamp, it seems that two palm branches framed the centre of the stamp. Brick: 0.154+ 0.137+ 0.025

Letter G at the end of line 1 is damaged, with only the left part of the letter remaining. There are circular interpuncts.

 0.01-0.011 (outer, line 1); 0.011 (inner, line 2). It was discovered in a building near the church of S. Bernardo, Rome, which consisted of a number of underground rooms, when demolishing stairs leading downwards (Lanciani 1869: p.231) (cf. AN1872.1501). End of second century/early third century AD (Setälä 1977: p.129). This brickstamp was part of a collection of brickstamps from Rome, Ostia, and Portus given to the Ashmolean by J.H. Parker, Keeper of Antiquities in the Ashmolean Museum (1870-84), after a visit to Rome in the winter months of 1871/2. It is currently in store. Photograph Photograph
ex praedis Hortensi Paulini de figulinis Propetianis negotiante Aurelia Antonia

From the estate of Hortensius Paulinus from the Propetian brickyards, Aurelia Antonia acting as wholesaler.

The senatorial landowner has been identified as M. Cassius Hortensius Paulinus, urban praetor (PIR2 H211; Setälä 1977: pp.129-30). See also AN1872.1564.

Ashmolean Museum Department of Antiquities MS Accession Register 1872.1519 (35); CIL XV, 1 no.415, 1 (from an impression sent by Waldstein) (Dressel 1891); ILS 8661c

Online: EDCS-31700182 [accessed 27/04/15]

LancianiR. 1869 Scavi - Recenti scoperte: Roma Bullettino dell’ Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica 225-37 SetäläP. 1977 Private Domini in Roman Brick Stamps of the Empire. A Historical and Prosopographical Study of Landowners in the District of Rome Helsinki Academia Scientiarum Fennica