Lead pig ingot
The Romans took control of lead mining on the Mendip Hills shortly after the conquest in AD 43. Once smelted, the lead was cast into rectangular blocks, now known as pigs, ready to be transported.The stamp IMP VESPASIAN AVG on this lead pig shows that it was made during the reign of the emperor Vespasian (AD 69-79).
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- TTNCM : 144/1992
- Collection Class
- Roman
- Collector Excavator
- D Clothier
- Material
- metal, lead
- Common Name
- lead pig ingot
- Simple Name
- ingot
- Inscription Transcription
- top: IMP VESPASIAN AVG; side: BRIT EX ARG VEB; side: TI CL TRIB; end: (L)RAD
- Period Classification
- Roman (AD 43-410)
- Production County
- Somerset
- Production Country
- England
- Production Date
- 69-79
