I laterizi bollati di Velia
In: Minima Epigraphica et Papyrologica: 14-17, 2012
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The aim of the presented work is to examine the various aspects of the historical-epigraphic problem proposed by stamped bricks of Velia products during the third and second century BC, typical for shape and marking system. In particular, the study focuses on the most closely epigraphic aspects related to the inscriptions on Velian brick stamps: one, called ‘costante’, consists of letters delta-heta, the other, called ‘variabile’ is instead composed of an abbreviation of anthroponyms, which is an indication of the magistrate or the owner or operator of the workshop. The marking system adopted in Velia shall be placed in the broader context of similar productions in Magna Graecia and Sicily and in the rest of the Greek world. The appendix of the paper presents a complete list of stamps known up to now, prior to the drafting of a collection being prepared.