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Roman Latin votive inscription from Birrens.
WGD 50/1
Description Roman Latin votive inscription from Birrens.
Date c. 1895
Collection Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number WGD 50/1
Category All Other
Copies DP 192314
Scope and Content Rubbing of panel from altar found in 1810 near Birrens fort, with Latin Inscription reading 'To the goddess Minerva the Second Cohort of Tungrians, a thousand-strong, part-mounted, citizens with Latin rights, (set this up) under the command of Gaius Silvius Auspex, the prefect'. In Dumfries Museum.
Scale 1:1
Accession Number 1975/12
External Reference SAS 220
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