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Journal of Roman Archeology, 26, (2013) 113-135, 2013
The study of a new inscribed lead signaculum allowed us to identify one of the more widely docume... more The study of a new inscribed lead signaculum allowed us to identify one of the more widely documented mid-second century AD trade families from the amphorae tituli picti in Monte Testaccio (Rome). It is a marker designed to seal the plugs of Dressel 20 amphorae with the name of a traders company with strong ties to the patronage of the gens Iulia in the Astigi's roman colony area. We also explain, for the first time, from a functional perspective, the plugging technique used to plug these Roman amphorae. To justify the choice of lead in shaping this marker, we start from the basis of an ingenious system of sealing plugs applied to the amphorae. Agents of the merchants disposed equal copies of the marker stamp to endorse the diffusio olearia operation under the same trade pattern.
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