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A signaculum was a lead "dog tag" in a leather pouch carried by Roman soldiers around their neck. It seems to have had personal details (acting to identify a body the same way a modern dog tag does) with a seal or stamp to authenticate it. Similar items for identifying civilian goods and equipment have been found as well. Signacula of this variety were not discs that were carried on one's person as with the Roman army equivalent, but are more like modern-day product labels, giving information on the item's manufacturer and affiliates.

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  • Als Signaculum (Diminutiv des lateinischen signum, „Zeichen“) werden antike Objekte bezeichnet, die zur Identifizierung eines Objekts oder einer Person dienten. Eine besondere Form der signacula wurde in den römischen Legionen als eine Form von soldatischen Erkennungsmarken benutzt. (de)
  • A signaculum was a lead "dog tag" in a leather pouch carried by Roman soldiers around their neck. It seems to have had personal details (acting to identify a body the same way a modern dog tag does) with a seal or stamp to authenticate it. Similar items for identifying civilian goods and equipment have been found as well. Signacula of this variety were not discs that were carried on one's person as with the Roman army equivalent, but are more like modern-day product labels, giving information on the item's manufacturer and affiliates. (en)
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  • Als Signaculum (Diminutiv des lateinischen signum, „Zeichen“) werden antike Objekte bezeichnet, die zur Identifizierung eines Objekts oder einer Person dienten. Eine besondere Form der signacula wurde in den römischen Legionen als eine Form von soldatischen Erkennungsmarken benutzt. (de)
  • A signaculum was a lead "dog tag" in a leather pouch carried by Roman soldiers around their neck. It seems to have had personal details (acting to identify a body the same way a modern dog tag does) with a seal or stamp to authenticate it. Similar items for identifying civilian goods and equipment have been found as well. Signacula of this variety were not discs that were carried on one's person as with the Roman army equivalent, but are more like modern-day product labels, giving information on the item's manufacturer and affiliates. (en)
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  • Signaculum (de)
  • Signaculum (en)
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