Description: Long rectangular base, for an equestrian statue. The left-hand face of
457, which is inscribed on the short end.
Text: Inscribed within a moulded panel (die. w:
1.51 x h:
0.46). which is divided into two halves by a vertical line. a to the left, b to the right,
c centered below.
Letters: Fourth century CE capitals: 0.06.
Date: CE 352-354 (reign)
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna:
Forum Severianum, east end.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location:
Findspot
English translation
Translation by: J. M. Reynolds
(i): To our lord Flavius Claudius Constantine, most noble and excellent Caesar (all erased).
(ii): To our Lord Flavius Julius Constantius Pius, Felix, always Augustus.
Italian translation
Translation source: Tantillo-Bigi, 2010
Al nostro signore Flavio Claudio Costanzo (?) nobilissimo e fiorentissimo Cesare. Al nostro signore Flavio Giulio Costanzo, Pio Felice per sempre Augusto . . . ?
English translation
Translation source: LSA, 2012
To our lord Flavius Claudius Constantius, most noble and most prosperous Caesar.
To our lord Flavius Iulius Constantius, pious, fortunate, eternal Augustus.
Commentary
A dedication to Constantius Gallus (later erased) and Constantius II.
Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 469, whence IRT, 2009, 469; Tantillo-Bigi, 2010, 7, LSA, 2012, 2153 (Tantillo and Bigi), EDH (Bigi, 2014) 022057; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.
Images
Fig. 1. Complete: Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1555 Leica)
Fig. 2. Left end: Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 227 Lastre)
Fig. 3. View: Tantillo (2006)
Fig. 4. Face, drawing: Bigi (2009)
Fig. 5. Face, left end: Tantillo (2005)
Fig. 6. Face, right end: Tantillo (2006)
Fig. 7. Left face: Tantillo (n.d.)