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Syndexios

Pinnes

Rus[ticus ?] Pinnes

He was a soldier of the Cohors I Belgarum, probably of Dalmatian origin, who dedicated an altar to Mithras in Aufustianis.

  • Altar of Tihaljina

    Altar of Tihaljina
    Ubi Erat Lupa / Ortolf Harl 

Biography
of Pinnes

TNMP 261

Pinnes, whose full praenomen remains unknown, is recorded on a 2nd century AD altar from Grude, near Tihaljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As ’immunis miles’ in the Cohors I Belgarum, he was exempt from some standard military duties, possibly indicating a specialised role. Stationed in Dalmatia during the Antonine period, the Cohors I Belgarum mainly recruited ’peregrini’, non-citizens of Rome. Pinnes’ inscription, dedicated to Mithras, suggests his integration into the religious life of the Roman military. His name indicates a probable Dalmatian origin, reflecting the Roman army’s practice of recruiting from the local population.

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Altar of Tihaljina

TNMM 754

This altar, discovered in Grude, near Tihaljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, bears an inscription by Pinnes, a soldier of the Cohors Prima Belgica.

D(eo) I(nvicto) M(ithrae) a[c Ge]/niis sac[r(orum)] / Augusto[r(um)] / Rus(---) Pin(nes) mi/les / co(hortis) prim(ae) / Bel(garum) immunis / libens merito / posuit.
To the Unconquered God Mithras, [and to] the spirits of the sacred [emperors], Rusticus Pinnes, a soldier of the Cohors Prima Belgica, exempt from duties, willingly and deservedly set this up.

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