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Monumentum

Altar of Candidus from Mithraeum III, Ptuj

Marble altar fragment from Mithraeum III at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by a dedicant whose name is partially preserved as -us Candidus.

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27 May 2026

Fragment of a marble altar (H. 0.31 Br. 0.15 D. 0.14). Inv. No. 311.AIJ I, 148 No. 319.D(eo) i(nvicto) M(ithrae) / [...]us Cand(idus?) / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito).

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