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Inscription of Kastos father and son

Second Mithraic monument dedicated by the Kastos family, found not far from the Arco di S. Lazzaro, in Rome.
 
The New Mithraeum
28 Jan 2022
Updated on Sep 2023

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On a pilaster with cannelures. (H. 1.89 Br. 0.20 D. 0.13). Mus. Capitolino. L.H.O.20.

Διί 'Ηλίω Μίθρα / άνεικήτω Κάστος / πατήρ καί Κάστος / ύιός / ύιός ίερός κόραξ

Two other marble pilasters without inscriptions have been found.

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Dedication to Zeus-Helios, Mithras, and Phanes

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