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IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0663. Fragmentary honours for Anthius

Description: Fragment (w: 0.55 x h: 0.33) from the upper moulding of a base of grey limestone.
Text: Inscribed on the surviving face.
Letters: Fourth century CE capitals: 0.07.

Date: Fourth century CE (lettering)

Findspot: Lepcis Magna: , Forum Severianum, in the first taberna to the south of the main entrance to the Basilica.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Findspot

Interpretive

( vac. ) Anthii ( vac. )
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Diplomatic

      ANTHII      
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English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

(scil. In honour?) of Anthius.

English translation

Translation source: LSA, 2012

(Statue of) Anthius. ...

Bibliography: IRT, 1952, 663, whence IRT, 2009, 663; Tantillo-Bigi, 2010, 64, whence LSA, 2012, 2209 (Tantillo and Bigi), EDH (Bigi, 2014) 059515; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. Ward-Perkins, 1948 (Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR 48.XXX.6)