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Inscription of Iucundus dispensator from Sisak

Inscription from the area of the castellum at Sisak, ancient Siscia, recording that Iucundus, imperial dispensator of Pannonia Superior, built a portico and an aparatorium for Deo invicto Mithrae ex voto.

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Tauroctony relief with pensive Cautopates from Ruše

Marble tauroctony relief from Ruše, Noricum, showing a grotto scene in which Cautopates holds the torch downward against the rocky ground and supports his head with his left hand in a pensive attitude; the upper left corner preserves a bust of Sol.

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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 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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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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Tauroctony relief from Virunum

Three Italian marble fragments from the Zollfeld at Virunum, Noricum, forming a tauroctony relief; the iconography is well preserved and the use of imported Italian marble reflects the high status of the dedicants.

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Cult objects from Schachadorf

Small finds from the Mithraeum at Schachadorf, Noricum, comprising white stucco fragments, an iron dagger, a knife, and faunal remains of chicken, sheep, and pig.

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Mithraeum at Schachadorf

Small rectangular Mithraic sanctuary (spelaeum 8.00 m long) found in 1935–36 in a gravel terrace at Schachadorf near Wartberg an der Krems, Noricum; the building is divided into a pronaos and an inner cult room, and shows traces of fire destruction.

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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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Multi-deity base from Neuenheim

Red sandstone base from the Mithraeum at Neuenheim with representations of deities on each of its four sides

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Lying lion from Wiesbaden

Small red sandstone statuette of a lying lion from Wiesbaden, ancient Aquae Mattiacae, with snout and hindquarters broken off

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Cautopates relief from Wiesbaden

Sandstone relief from Wiesbaden, ancient Aquae Mattiacae, found in a subterranean room in 1858, depicting Cautopates in Oriental dress holding a downward torch

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Altar of Varonius Lupulus from Wiesbaden

Sandstone votive altar with traces of red paint from Wiesbaden, ancient Aquae Mattiacae, erected during the reign of Macrinus with permission of Varonius Lupulus

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Altar of Caius Silvinius Maternus from Wiesbaden

Votive sandstone altar from Wiesbaden, ancient Aquae Mattiacae, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto by Caius Silvinius Maternus, in honour of the Domus Divina

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Torchbearer legs fragment from Wiesbaden

Fragment of a limestone altar from Wiesbaden, ancient Aquae Mattiacae, preserving the crossed legs of a torchbearer

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Votive altar from Wiesbaden

Yellow sandstone votive altar from Wiesbaden, ancient Aquae Mattiacae, published by Ritterling and preserved in the Städtisches Museum

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Bronze votive tablet from Mainz

Tabella aenea ansata from Mainz, ancient Mogontiacum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Catia, lost during the Second World War

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