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IRT2021
Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania 2021

0019. Dedication to Faustina

Description: Fragmentary marble panel (w: 0.70 x h: 0.12).
Text: Inscribed on the surviving face.
Letters: Lapidary capitals: 0.09.

Date: CE 138-c.141 (reign)

Findspot: Sabratha: Regio I, Capitolium: found in the vaults; see note on 1.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Sabratha Museum.

Interpretive

Faustinae Aug(ustae)
Imp(eratoris) [An]tọṇ[ini Pii]
[coniugi]

Diplomatic

FAUSTINAEAUG
IMP[..]T..[......]
[.......]

English translation

Translation by: J. M. Reynolds

To Faustina Augusta, [wife] of Emperor Antoninus [Pius]

Commentary

Before the death of Faustina in 140/1.

Bibliography: IRT, 1952 19, whence IRT, 2009 19, whence EDH 059018; for BSR images see BSR Digital Collections.

Images

   Fig. 1. Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 219, detail)

   Fig. 2. From left: Upper row: 26a, 26b, 26c; Middle row: 19 (above), 25c (below), 17, 128 (above), 64 (below); Lower row: 25b, 625a, 20: Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 219)