A diptych containing an account written in two columns along the grain. On the back of each half of the leaf are a few lines written by the same hand which probably belong to the same account. The text, which is virtually complete, records cash sums, in most cases for specified goods, notable among which is a horse (ii.12); these could well be sums still owed by individuals for the goods, those deleted with horizontal lines representing debts repaid. Since this text is attributed to Period 4 it presumably reflects a level below that of the officer class and may be a compilation by a civilian trader doing business with soldiers or a mixture of soldiers and civilians (see 180, introduction, 184, introduction).
The
hand is a respectable cursive which uses an idiosyncratic form of
"[[..., bugler, for the price of
...
likewise, for sundries,
[[Sabinus from Trier,
Ircucisso, as part of the
price of bacon,
Felicio the centurion, bacon, 45 pounds
likewise, bacon-lard, 15_ pounds
total, 60_ pounds,
likewise, he (?) has
received for sundries
Vattus ...
[[Victor ...]]
[[for the price of a horse ...]]
[[Exomnius the centurion,
Atrectus the brewer,
as part of the price of
iron,
for the price of pork-fat,
Andecarus,
Sanctus,
(Back) ...
...arius,
...
...,
Sautenus,
Varia..."
For the form of the numeral cf 309.i.5 and note.