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Altar of Lucius Septimius Victor from Besnyő

Inscribed altar from Besnyő dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by Lucius Septimius Victor, acting on behalf of the Legio II Adiutrix, and dated by the consuls to AD 217.

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28 May 2026

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Altar (H. 0.93 Br. 0.35 D. 0.42) found in Besnyő (distr. Fejér). Above the border are palmettes. Budapest, National Museum.Ann. ép. 1944 No. 88; Alföldi in AÉrt (S. III), I 1940, 221 and Pl. XXVIII, 4.[So]li inv[icto] / Mitre / L. Sep(timius) Victo/r a(gens) c(uram) leg(ionis) II ad(iutricis) / p(iae) f(idelis) ex viso / posuit / Presente et / Extricato / co(n)s(ulibus).217 A.D.l. 4: curam agentes in CIL III 10429.

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