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Monumentum

Altar of Caius Silvinius Maternus from Wiesbaden

Votive sandstone altar from Wiesbaden, ancient Aquae Mattiacae, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto by Caius Silvinius Maternus, in honour of the Domus Divina
 
The New Mithraeum
27 May 2026

TNMM 1551 ↔ CIMRM 1235

Votive altar in sandstone (H. 0.76 Br. 0.355–0.41 D. 0.26–0.29). Inv. No. 15677.

Ritterling, 17 No. 6; WsdZ 1902, 67 No. 3; CIL XIII 7570b.

The top has two rosettes and a leaf ornament; underneath it ivy leaves.

L.H. 0.02–0.03.

In h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae) / deo Soli invic/to C(aius) Silvinius / Materninus et L(ucius) / Adiutorius At/tillus et C(aius) Vet/tinius Paternus vet(erani) leg(ionis) XXII v(otum) s(olverunt) / l(ibentes) m(erito) permitten/te Varonio Lup/ulo in suo.

218 A.D.

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