Mithraic monuments of Novaria
Altar by Aelius Secundinus of Novaria
The v in this small altar found in Novaria has been interpreted by some commentators as qualifying Mithras as victorious.
CIMRM 704
Inscriptions of Novaria
[S]acrum Soli / Mit[hr]ae numini / v... inviet(o) deo / [v]isu iussus / Aelius Secundinus.
Consecrated to Sol M[ithr]as, numen t[riomphant (?)], invincible god. Following a vision, at the behest (of the god) Aelius Secundinus (did).
References
- Bricault; Roy (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l'Empire Romain
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Altar by Aelius Secundinus of Novaria in EDCS
- Vittoria Canciani (2022) Archaeological Evidence of the Cult of Mithras in Ancient Italy