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Monumentum

Altar with Sol bust from the Housesteads Mithraeum

An altar found in the north-east corner of the main room of the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads) in 1822, bearing on its capital the bust of Sol in a crown of seven rays and the inscription No. 859.
 
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Altar found in 1822 in the north-east corner of the main room of the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads).On the capital the bust of Sol in a crown of seven rays. Inscription No. 859.

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