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Altar rim of Caius Fron- from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Marble altar rim from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, preserving only the beginning of the dedicant's name: Caius Fron-.

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Altar of Valerius Victorinus optio from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Deo invicto by Valerius Victorinus, optio of Legio X Gemina.

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Altar of Iulius Pacatus from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Deo invicto by Iulius Pacatus ex voto, with Marcus Valerius serving as sacerdos for the second time — one of the few attestations of the Mithraic title sacerdos from Pannonia.

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Temple restoration inscription from Carnuntum

Inscription from Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, recording the restoration of a collapsed Mithraic spelaeum by Caius, identified only by the first three letters of his name; whether dedicated to Deo invicto or Soli invicto is disputed.

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Altar with Phrygian caps from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Sandstone altar from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, decorated on each lateral face with a Phrygian cap upon a dagger — a distinctive Mithraic iconographic pairing — and bearing an inscription on the front.

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Altar with torchbearers from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Large sandstone altar from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, with Cautopates cross-legged carved on the left side and Cautes walking on the right, both holding their torches with two hands; the front bears an inscription.

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Rock-birth cone base from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Cone-shaped sandstone stone encircled by a serpent from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, probably forming the base of a rock-birth group.

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Lion with bull head and water outlet from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Sandstone statue from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, depicting a lying lion with a bull's head before its forefeet; a large opening at the back of the head communicated with a channel below, suggesting use as a cult water outlet.

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Cautopates relief from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Sandstone haut-relief from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, depicting Cautopates cross-legged; head, feet, and left arm are lost; possibly belonging to the great tauroctony relief.

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Altar of Vitalis and Silvanus from Stix-Neusiedl

Marble plate from Stix-Neusiedl, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Vitalis and Silvanus; traces of red colour are preserved in the lettering.

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Temple restoration altar for Septimius Severus from Stix-Neusiedl

Marble votive altar from Stix-Neusiedl, Pannonia Superior, recording that Valerius and Valerianus restored a collapsed Mithraic temple at their own expense for the welfare of Emperor Lucius Septimius; red-painted lettering is preserved.

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Altar of Longinus Secundus from Stix-Neusiedl

Marble altar from Stix-Neusiedl, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Invicto deo sacrum by Longinus Secundus, with a triangle in the right rim and red-painted lettering.

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Fragmentary closing inscription from Stix-Neusiedl

Fragmentary marble inscription from Stix-Neusiedl, Pannonia Superior, preserving only the end of a dedicant's name (-mus) and the abbreviated closing formula.

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Tauroctony relief with raven on cloak from Stix-Neusiedl

White marble tauroctony relief from Stix-Neusiedl, Pannonia Superior, depicting Mithras killing the bull with the raven perched on the rim of the god's flying cloak — an unusual detail placing the raven on the cloak rather than on the grotto border…

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Imperial votive inscription from Virunum

Marble fragment from the Zollfeld at Virunum, Noricum, bearing a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae for the welfare of the Emperor Antoninus Augustus.

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Altar of Ulbius Gaianus from Virunum

Altar found in the Zollfeld at Virunum in March 1837, together with a statue of a bearded man holding a modius, dedicated to Invicto patrio by Ulbius Gaianus, praefectus vehiculorum — a rare reference to Mithras as a paternal deity.

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Altar of Hilarus and Epictetus from Töltschach

Altar from Töltschach am Zollfeld, Noricum, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae for the welfare of the Augustus in honour of the Domus Divina by Hilarus, imperial freedman and tabularius patrimonii regni Norici, and Epictetus, imperial arkarius…

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Inscription of Eppius Ariminensis filius from Virunum

Inscription from Virunum, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae in honour of the Domus Divina by Eppius, son of Ariminensis — a rare instance of filiation used as a sole identifier.

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Altar with ram heads from Töltschach

Small altar found at Töltschach in 1817, Noricum, decorated with the traces of two ram heads flanking foot-prints; the relief is no longer visible and only the inscription survives.

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Altar of Iuventinus leo from Virunum

Inscription from Virunum, Noricum, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto by Iuventinus, who identifies himself with the Mithraic grade leo — one of the clearest grade attributions in the epigraphic record of Noricum.

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