Roman Exeter Writing Project: Exploring RAMM and Wall - Thursday 22 January 2026
Seal Boxes
Two pyriform (pear-shaped) seal boxes from 200 to 300 CE found in Exeter. The lids of these boxes protected the impression of a writer’s seal. String bound the wooden frame of the writing tablet and the string passed through holes in the base of the seal box. If anyone tried to open the tablet to read or to change the message, then the seal would break.
Romain Coins found in Exeter
Two Roman nummi coins from Exeter. The one numbered
161 is from the time of Magnus Maximus dated 387-388. The one numbered 162 is
from the time of Theodosian 388-392. At this time, as the Roman Empire was
nearing is end, incoming coin supply to Dumnonia and Exeter had stopped. A nummus
had a high copper content.
End of Empire
In 383, Magnus Maximus was made emperor of Britannia, and of
Gaul in 384. In 387 Magnus Maximus marched from his capital Trier, calling on
the Roman soldiers still garrisoned in Britannia, with ambitions to widen his
power. At the Battle of Poetovio, Magnus
Maximus was defeated by Theodosius I, which officially marks the end of
imperial presence in Britannia. Poetovio is on the Drava river at Ptuj, the
oldest town in Slovenia.
Ptuj, 30 kms south-east of Maribor, Slovenia and nearly 1000 kilometres from Trier
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