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Monumentum

Altar from the Mitreo di Marino

The monument is engraved with an inscription by Cresces, the donor.

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The New Mithraeum

31 Jan 2022

Updated on May 2026

TNMM 465

In the middle of the nave of the Marina Mithraeum, before the representation of Mithras on the back wall, there is an altar (H. 1.18, W. 0.325-0.43, D. 0.325-0.43 m) with an inscription.

This inscription (height of the letters 0.038-0.04 m) reads as follows:

Invicto Ideo / Cresces / actor / Alfi / Seberi / d(onum) p(osuit).

Main inscription

Invicto Ideo / Cresces / actor / Alfi / Seberi / d[onum] p[osuit].

To the Invincible God, Cresces, administrator of Alfius Severus, placed as a donation.

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