Monumentum
Altar of Sol of Via del Mare
This small altar found in Rome depicts the god Sol with five rays around his head.
Altar of Sol of Via del Mare
Il meglio d'Italia
The New Mithraeum
18 Aug 2021
Updated on Jan 2022
TNMM 329 ↔ CIMRM 432 & 433
Small marble altar (H. 0.44 Br. 0.30 D. 0.16), found along the Via del Mare. Mus. Lateran, Inv. No. 319. This informations were kindly given by Cav. Frenquelli, who drew our attention on this monument.
On the front-side the bust of Sol with five rays round his head. On the reverse a star above a crescent. On the r. side a patera, on the l. side a jug. On the front side an inscription:
CIMRM 433
Invicto / Soli / Felicissimus et / Philocurius aed(em) / d(onum) d(edit).
Main inscription
Invicto / Soli / Felicissimus et / Philocurius aed[em] / d[onum] d[edit]
Felicissimus and Philocurius gave a temple as a gift to Sol Invictus.
References
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
