Description: Two marble
balustrade blocks, re-used to form a base
(w:
1.13 x h:
0.65 x d:
0.79); previously used for 423.
Text: Inscribed over the partially erased text of 423.
Letters: Late form of Rustic capitals, mid third century: line 1 0.08; line 2, 0.06; lines 3- 4, 0.05.
Date: Mid to late third century CE (lettering, context)
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: ,
Forum Severianum, South side.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location:
Findspot
English translation
Translation by: J. M. Reynolds
To the Genius of the colony, Septimia Lepcis Magna, the fortunate. By decree of the most splendid city-council.
Italian translation
Translation source: Tantillo-Bigi, 2010
Al Genio della colonia Septimia di Leptis Magna, felice, per decreto dell’ordine splendidissimo.
English translation
Translation source: LSA, 2012
To the Genius of the fortunate colony Septimia of Lepcis Magna, by decree of the most splendid council (ordo) [this was set up].
Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 283, whence IRT, 2009, 283; Tantillo-Bigi, 2010, 82, whence LSA, 2012, 2215 (Tantillo and Bigi), EDH (Bigi, 2014) 059330; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.
