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Tauroctony with Sol above from Tomis

Two marble tauroctony fragments from near the station at Constanța, ancient Tomis in Moesia Inferior, depicting the bull-slaying with Sol visible above; lost during the war.

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Inscription votum pusuit from Tomis

Fragmentary inscription from Tomis, Moesia Inferior, preserving only the garbled closing formula votum pusuit (for posuit).

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Tauroctony with Cautes and pedum from Tomis

Marble tauroctony fragment from Constanța, ancient Tomis in Moesia Inferior, depicting the bull-slaying with dog, serpent, and scorpion; Cautes holds both an upraised torch and a pedum.

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Trapezium tauroctony from Tomis

White marble trapezium-shaped tauroctony relief probably from Constanța, ancient Tomis in Moesia Inferior, divided into three horizontal registers with the central tauroctony and subsidiary scenes.

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Stele from Histria

Marble stele from Histria, Moesia Inferior, found reused in a late wall in the southern quarter of the city, bearing a Mithraic dedication or scene.

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Altar of Lucius Valerius Fuscus from Troesmis territory

Limestone altar from the Territorium Troesmense, Moesia Inferior, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae sacrum by Lucius Valerius Fuscus, centurion of a legion.

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Rough tauroctony from Troesmis

Rough limestone tauroctony relief probably from Troesmis, Moesia Inferior, depicting the standard bull-slaying with the greater part of the bull's head lost.

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Tauroctony corner from Troesmis

Right upper corner of a tauroctony relief from Troesmis, Moesia Inferior, now in Paris, preserving part of the bull-slaying scene.

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Inscription to Soli Zo- from Troesmis

Fragmentary inscription from Troesmis, Moesia Inferior, dedicating to Soli and a deity or epithet beginning Zo-.

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Sol head with inscription from Troesmis

Head in a radiate crown — probably Sol — from Troesmis, Moesia Inferior, with a partly legible inscription below.

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Tauroctony relief from Troesmis

Limestone tauroctony relief from Iglița, ancient Troesmis in Moesia Inferior, found in 1882, depicting the standard bull-slaying with serpent, scorpion, and a partial dog; the raven is lost.

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Inscription of a dux limitis from Axiopolis

Inscription from Axiopolis, Moesia Inferior, recording a dedication by a vir perfectissimus dux limitis provinciae Scythiae.

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Tauroctony fragment from Axiopolis

Marble tauroctony fragment from Axiopolis, Moesia Inferior, preserving only a small part of Mithras's knee, the hind part of the bull, and the scorpion.

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Vase border inscription from Axiopolis

Fragment of the border of a marble vase from Axiopolis, Moesia Inferior, bearing an inscription dedicated to Deo Soli invicto Mithrae.

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Altar to Fonte dei from Ulmetum

Limestone altar fragment from the apsidal construction at Ulmetum, Moesia Inferior, bearing a partially preserved inscription mentioning fonte dei — the spring of the god; the Mithraic attribution is uncertain.

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Inscription to Deo bono invicto from Ulmetum

Inscription from Ulmetum, Moesia Inferior, preserving only the opening of a dedication to Deo bono invicto.

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Tauroctony fragment from Ulmetum

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from the Byzantine camp at Pontelimonul de sus, ancient Ulmetum in Moesia Inferior, found reused in the masonry; the subject is partly identifiable.

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Inscription from Transdierna

Fragmentary inscription from Transdierna, Moesia Superior, preserving only the opening of a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Tauroctony relief from Transdierna

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from Tekija in east Serbia, ancient Transdierna in Moesia Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Altar to Solis invicti sanctum from Sucidava

Inscription from Celei, ancient Sucidava in Dacia, dedicated to the sanctum of Solis invicti Mithrae.

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