Inscripton of Justus from Caerleon

TNMM 741 ↔ CIMRM 809

Ara rotunda fracta, alta ped. 3 dig. 8 1/2 litteris bonis puto secundi exeuntis.

[Deo in]victo / [Mi]thrae / ... s Iustus / c[(enturio) leg]ionis II aug(ustae) / [l(ibens)] m(erito) f(ecit).

invicto: interpretation by R. P. Wright who is preparing a new work "The Roman Inscriptions of Britain", and was willing to supply us with the most accurate information regarding the Mithras-inscriptions.

Part of a cylindrical base with the left-hand side cut away.

[In]victo / [Mi]thrae / […]s Iustus / […le]g(ionis) II Aug(ustae) / [b(ene)] m(erenti) f(ecit)

‘To the invincible Mithras, the well-deserving, (…)s Justus, (…) of the Second Legion, set this up.’

The Mithraeum would have stood outside the fortress, but its site has yet to be located.

Castle Villa (Baths), Caerleon. Found in the bath-building outside the fortress near the east angle.