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The New Mithraeum Database

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Altar of Tettius Plotus pater sacrorum from Oescus

Limestone altar from Oescus, Moesia Inferior, dedicated to Deo invicto by Tettius Plotus, veteran of Legio IIII Flavia Fidelis and pater sacrorum — one of the clearest grade attributions from Moesia Inferior.

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Altar of Marcus Titius Maximus from Oescus

Large marble altar from Ghighen, ancient Oescus in Moesia Inferior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Marcus Titius Maximus, duumviralis of the Colonia, with Aelianus as scribe.

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Mithras head from Oescus

White marble head in Phrygian cap with a sorrowful expression from Ghighen, ancient Oescus in Moesia Inferior, probably the head of Mithras as bull-slayer.

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Tauroctony with Sol and Luna from Pautalia

Marble tauroctony relief from the surroundings of Küstendil, ancient Pautalia in Moesia Superior, depicting the bull-slaying with torchbearers and Sol and Luna busts in the upper corners.

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Tauroctony lower portion from Pautalia

Lower part of a marble tauroctony relief from Küstendil, ancient Pautalia in Moesia Superior, preserving only the lower half of the bull-slaying scene with partially visible legs of the torchbearers.

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Tauroctony with inscription from Almus

Monument from Almus, Moesia Superior, with a tauroctony representation and a dedication to Deo invicto above it; no further details are available.

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Altar of Caius Plotius Maro from Almus

Upper portion of a limestone altar from Kule-Mahata, ancient Almus in Moesia Superior, dedicated to the invictus — possibly but not certainly Mithras — by Caius Plotius Maro for himself and his family.

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Inscription of Lucaius from Civitas Montanensium

Inscription from Civitas Montanensium, Moesia Superior, dedicated to Deo sancto invicto by Lucaius ex voto.

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Tauroctony relief from Civitas Montanensium

White marble tauroctony relief from Golema Kutlovica, ancient Civitas Montanensium in Moesia Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Multi-scene relief from Jassen

Fragment of a relief from Jassen, Moesia Superior, with three scenes: Mithras and kneeling Sol, the sacred repast, and Mithras ascending Sol's chariot; known from a personal communication.

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Mithraic relief in crown from Ratiaria

Fragment of a Mithraic relief in a crown from Ratiaria, Moesia Superior, mentioned in a personal communication from Radnóti; no further details.

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Tauroctony lower portion from Ratiaria

Marble tauroctony fragment from Ratiaria, Moesia Superior, preserving the lower part of Mithras's body with his right leg, the hindmost part of the bull, and the serpent below.

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Fragmentary inscription from Ratiaria

Fragmentary inscription from Ratiaria, Moesia Superior, preserving only scattered letters.

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Sacred repast scene from Ratiaria

Marble relief fragment from Artschar, ancient Ratiaria in Moesia Superior, preserving a scene of Mithras in Phrygian cap and Sol reclining behind a tripod — part of the sacred banquet.

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Small tauroctony statuette from Ratiaria

Fragment of a marble tauroctony statuette from Artschar, ancient Ratiaria in Moesia Superior, preserving Mithras's head, cloak, right foot, the bull's head, and feet.

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Tauroctony cloak fragment from Ratiaria

Fragment of a marble tauroctony relief from Artschar, ancient Ratiaria in Moesia Superior, preserving only part of Mithras's flying cloak with the raven perched on it.

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Two-register tauroctony from Ratiaria

Fragment of a marble slab from Ratiaria, Moesia Superior, found in 1936, with the upper section depicting the tauroctony and the lower section bearing a votive inscription.

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Three-part tauroctony from Serdica

Arched marble tauroctony relief in two fragments from Sofia, ancient Serdica in Thracia, divided into three parts, with Mithras killing the bull in the centre and subsidiary scenes on either side; the weathered surface limits identification.

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Architectural remains and coins from Serdica

Architectural and numismatic finds from the Mithraeum at Serdica, Thracia, comprising a door cornice, a capital fragment, two pilaster pieces, a stone water-basin, and two coins of Arcadius deposited when the sanctuary was reused as a cellar.

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Cryptic marble plate from Serdica

Marble plate from the Mithraeum at Serdica, Thracia, bearing a cryptic inscription whose letter sequence has not been satisfactorily explained.

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