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Altar of the tabularius from statio Confluentes from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble altar fragment from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated by a tabularius et vilicus of the statio Confluentes, a customs station at the junction of Pannonia Inferior and Moesia.

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Altar of Epictetus and Viator to Fons Perennis from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble altar with akroteria from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Fonti perenni by Epictetus and Viator, vicarii of Quintus Sabinius Veranus, vilicus of the publicum portorium.

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Inscription of Salvianus for Geta from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Inscription on the column base from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae for the welfare of the Emperors and Geta Caesar by Salvianus, contrascrip of the statio Atrantiana; Geta's name was subsequently erased.

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Marble column of Salvianus from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble column from the entrance of Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, serving as a statue base, its front decorated with a kantharus between panthers and vine tendrils; the inscription names Salvianus, contrascrip of the statio Atrantiana.

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Fragmentary Mithras altar from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Upper portion of a marble altar from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving only the abbreviated dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Altar of Aurelius Valentinus and son from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Inscription from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto Mithrae jointly by Aurelius Valentinus and his son Aurelius Valens.

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Altar of Licinius Maximinus from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Inscription from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Licinius Maximinus, miles of Legio II Italica.

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Altar fragment of Titus Iulius from Ptuj

Fragmentary marble altar from Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto Mithrae by a dedicant identified with the publicum portorium Illyricum; the name may be Iulius or Iulianus.

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Altar with Cautopates bust and ram heads from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble altar from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, decorated below the inscription with the dressed bust of Cautopates, a palm between two ram's heads above, and busts of Mithras on both lateral faces.

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Memorial inscription of Primitivos from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Inscription from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, set up by Primitivos, contrascrip of the imperial procurator Caius Antonius Rufus, in memory of Hyacinthus — probably the founder of the sanctuary.

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Altar with Cautes bust from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble votive altar from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, distinguished by a dressed bust of Cautes emerging from foliage below the inscription — an unusual iconographic feature for an altar.

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Altar of Optimus Vitalis from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Altar from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Optimus Vitalis, vicarius of Sabinus Veranus, vilicus of the publicum portorium.

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Altar of Felix to Petra Genetrix from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Inscription from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Petrae genetrici ex viso by Felix, vicarius of Prudens, slave of Antonius Rufus, vilicus of the publicum portorium Illyricum — one of several Mithraic dedications by this household.

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Altar with Sol bust from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble base from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, bearing a dressed bust of Sol on the left lateral face and an inscription recording a dedication related to the Mithraic transit ritual.

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Altar of Festus from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Marble altar with akroteria from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae by Festus, vicarius of Primus, vilicus of the publicum portorium.

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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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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 Ulpius Valerius from Virunum

Lost altar from the Zollfeld at Virunum, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Ulpius Valerius, speculator of Legio I Noricorum, who fulfilled a vow undertaken by his father.

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Altar of Sentionius Tertinus from Neuenheim

Sandstone altar fragment from the Mithraeum at Neuenheim dedicated by Sentionius Tertinus

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