Phalera (medal)/backing plate

Object/Artifact

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Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Phalera (medal)/backing plate

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 129

Description

Nine backing plates for phalerae of bronze, with owner's name 'DOMIITI ATTICI', from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire, 80-100 AD

Use

Used for military decoration and distinction

Context

Would be showcased during parades and worn on the officer's chest.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Armour
Military Dress & Armour

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 129

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Center of circles

Transcription

DOMIITI ATTICI

Language

Latin

Translation

Name of owner

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Armor, Parade

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Armor

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Armor

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Getty AAT

Concept

phalerae

Other Names

Name Type

Previous Accesssion Number

Other Name

XII 14-156

Material

Copper alloy

Color

Brown, Bronze

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Curle

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland object link, Artefact discussed in J. Curle "A Roman Frontier Post and Its People" Chapter 9, p. 174. Plate XXXI

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found