Honours for Valentinian I and Valens
created: Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins, Tantillo)
source date: CE 364-367
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Iustitia pariter ac pietate caelestibus adque Romanae felicitatis perpetuis fundatoribus d dominis nnostris Ualentiniano et Ualenti uictoriosissimis principibus ac totius orbis Auggustis Antonius Dracontius uir clarissimus a gens uices praefectorum praetorio per Africanas prouincias ni [sic]mini et maiestati eorum semper dicatissimus

To those equally godlike in justice and piety and perpetual founders of Roman good fortune, our lords Valentinian and Valens, most victorious emperors and Augusti of the whole world; Antonius Dracontius, splendid man [i.e. of senatorial status], deputy for the praetorian prefects throughout the African provinces, always deeply devoted to their divine power and majesty, set this up.

Divini tanto per giustizia quanto per pietà, perpetui sostegni della fortuna di Roma, ai nostri signori Valentiniano e Valente, vittoriosissimi principi e Augusti di tutto l’orbe, Antonius Dracontius, uomo chiarissimo, facente le veci dei prefetti al pretorio nelle province africane, quanto mai devoto al loro nume e alla loro maestà

To [rulers] equally celestial in justice as in piety, and perpetual founders of Roman happiness, our lords Valentinianus and Valens, most victorious princes and Augusti of the entire world. Antonius Dracontius, of clarissimus rank, acting as vicar of the praetorian prefect for the provinces of Africa, always most dedicated to their divine spirit and majesty, [set this up].

Antonius Dracontius: PLRE I, Dracontius 3

The first use of the base may have been in the series 628, 629, 630 (Tantillo-Bigi)