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Inscription to Mithras by Claudius Romanius from Köln

Votive inscription dedicated to Mithras by the veteran soldier Tiberius Claudius Romanius, from the Mithraeum II Köln, 3rd century.
Votive inscription dedicated to Mithras by Tiberius Claudius RomaniusCarole Raddato
 
The New Mithraeum
9 Nov 2022
Updated on Apr 2024

TNMM 559

Votive inscription dedicated to Mithras by the veteran soldier Tiberius Claudius Romanius, from the Mithraeum II Köln, 3rd century AD, Romisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne.

Main inscription

D[eo] I[nvicto] M[ithrae] S[oli] s[ocio] / Tiberius Cl[audius] / Romaniu[s] / veteranu[s] / l[ibens] m[erito].
To the invincible sun god Mithras, ally of sol, Tiberius Claudius Romanius, veteran, willingly and deservedly.

References

AE 1969/70 442; RSK 125; IKoeln 180; Schillinger 173.

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