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Monumentum

Inscription of Apronianus of Nesce

The dedicator of this monument is also known for having made a tauroctonic relief in Nesce.
 
The New Mithraeum
25 Oct 2023
Updated on Jul 2024

TNMM 689 ↔ CIMRM 648

. . spelaeu]m Solis invic[ti / Mithrae pro salut]e ordinis et pop[uli / Apronianus arka]rius rei p(ublicae) vetustate [collap]sum / [perm(issu) ordin(is) de] sua pecunia restit[uit].

This same Apronianus also occurs on monument No. 650. He is known to have dedicated a sanctuary to Isis and Serapis when a r(ei) p(ublicae) aquilorum servus (CIL IX 4112).

CIL IX 4110

. . spelaeu]m Solis invic[ti / Mithrae pro salut]e ordinis et pop[uli / Apronianus arka]rius rei p[ublicae] vetustate [collap]sum / [perm[issu] ordin[is] de] sua pecunia restit[uit].
… spelaeum of the Unconquered Sun Mithras, for the welfare of the order and the people. Apronianus, treasurer of the republic, restored [it] which had collapsed from old age, with the permission of the order, from his own funds.

References

CIL IX 4110; MMM II No. 153.

Related monuments

Tauroctony from Nesce

The relief of Mithras slaying the bull of Nersae includes several episodes from the exploits of the solar god.

 
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