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 Tombstone
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A tombstone, inscribed: CATIA CENSORIN (A) AN XXIII, 'Catia Censorina aged 23'. Such grave markers would have been paid for by the deceased person's family, and are rare finds as they were usually re-used as building materials. It is one of only three found in Chichester, and one of these has since been lost.
 
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From Site Chichester (Noviomagus)
   
Date  Late 1st century AD
   
Location   Chichester District Museum display
   
Material   Stone
   
Context  Found near to Southgate, Chichester, at over 2 metre depth. Probably re-used as building material.
   
Reference   Down, A. 1988 'Roman Chichester', Philimore, Chichester, p.65-6; Down, A. & Rule, M. 1971 'Chichester Excavations 1' Phillimore, p.11
   

Tombstone
Tombstone

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