1st cent Patera

[D B Campbell]

I do notice that pateras are catagorized by letters...anyone got a link or info on this please

I overlooked your supplementary question, Kevin.

The online database (that you linked to) has attempted to categorize paterae according to Nuber's 1972 classification.* (1) I have never seen Nuber's classification, and (2) no articles about military paterae (in my experience) ever refer to Nuber's classification. It is more common (again, in my experience) to classify military paterae by manufacturer, in those cases where this can be ascertained from the maker's mark stamped on the handle.

* H.U. Nuber, "Kanne und Griffschale", Ber. Röm.-Germ. Kommission 53 (1972), pp. 5-232.