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Altar of Poreč

This stone altar found in Poreč was dedicated by two freedmen to the numen and majesty of the emperors Philip the Arab and Otacilia Severa.
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The New Mithraeum
21 Oct 2023

TNMM 660 ↔ CIMRM 754

Sandstone altar (H. 0.94 Br. 0.51) found at Val di Dente near Cittanova in Histria.

D(eo) S(oli) i(nvicto) M(ithrae) / pro salute et / victoria s(acratissimorum) d(ominorum) n(ostrorum) / Philipporum Aug(ustorum) / et Otaciliae Severe Aug(ustae) / Charitinus I(ibertus) s(ub)proc(urator) / et Sabinianus I(ibertus) ad/iut(or) tab(ulariorum) / d(evoti) n(umini) m(aiestati)q(ue) e(orum).

Between 244-247 A.D.

To the god Sol, invincible Mithras, for the safety and the victory of our most sacred lords, the two emperors Philip and of Otacilia Severa. Charitinus, freedman and steward of the imperial patrimony, and Sabinianus, freedman and assistant, dedicated to the numen and the majesty of the emperors.

Limestone altar (h. 94 cm) with inscription found in 1886 (or 1887) in Poreč (Vabriga, Val di Dente), 244-249 CE. Currently preserved in Poreč, Zavičajni muzej Poreštine (inv. ZMP4331).

Main inscription

D[eo] S[oli] i[nvicto] M[ithrae] / pro salute et / victoria s[acratissimorum] d[ominorum] n[ostrorum] / Philipporum Aug[ustorum] / et Otaciliae Severe Aug[ustae] / Charitinus I[ibertus] s[ub]proc[urator] / et Sabinianus I[ibertus] ad/iut[or] tab[ulariorum] / d[evoti] n[umini] m[aiestati]q[ue] e[orum].
To the god Sol, invincible Mithras, for the safety and the victory of our most sacred lords, the two emperors Philip and of Otacilia Severa. Charitinus, freedman and steward of the imperial patrimony, and Sabinianus, freedman and assistant, dedicated to the numen and the majesty of the emperors.

References

MMM 178; InscrIt X-II, 216; CIMRM 754; Tassaux 200; EDR134104 (V. Zovic).

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