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Altar of Claudius Patasio from Aquincum

Altar from Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Deo Soli by Claudius Patasio; dated to AD 191, one of the earliest dated Mithraic inscriptions from Aquincum.

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Tauroctony relief from Aquincum

Marble tauroctony relief from Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, found at Budapest III, Fötér, depicting Mithras as bull-slayer with both torchbearers flanking the central group.

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Altar of Caius Iulius Victor for Iuventius Severus from Aquincum

Altar from Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae for the welfare of Sextus Iuventius Severus, legatus Augusti pro praetore, by Caius Iulius Victor, beneficiarius consularis.

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Altar of Caius Iulius Viator for Haterius Saturninus from Aquincum

Altar from Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Deo invicto for the welfare of the household of Tiberius Haterius Saturninus, clarissimus vir and legatus Augusti pro praetore, by Caius Iulius Viator, beneficiarius consularis.

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Altar of Libella leo to Deo Arimanio from Aquincum

Altar found at Altofen in 1855, ancient Aquincum, dedicated to Deo Arimanio — Ahriman, the Zoroastrian adversary — by Libella, leo, as a votive dedication to the fratres; one of the very few Mithraic dedications to Ahriman from the Roman world.

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Minor finds from Mithraeum IV, Aquincum

Minor finds from Mithraeum IV at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, comprising a stamped terra-sigillata bowl (CINNAMI), serpent-vase fragments, pine-apples, altars, balls, and lamps.

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Mithraeum IV at Aquincum

Fourth Mithraic sanctuary discovered near the southern town-wall of Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, between a rectangular building and an apsidal structure; excavated in 1941–42 and yielding the most complete sculptural assemblage from the city.

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Aion-type altar from near Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Large limestone altar from near Mithraeum III at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, with a hole in the base probably designed to hold a cult object; the detailed iconographic programme of this altar is notable within the Aquincum Mithraic assemblage.

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Silvanus relief from near Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Limestone relief of Silvanus found south of the Krempelmühle near Mithraeum III at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, in 1895; mentioned because similar representations of Silvanus are attested at other Mithraic sites.

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Uninscribed altars and torchbearer fragments from Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Four uninscribed altars and fragments of torchbearer statues from Mithraeum III at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior.

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Lion with ox head from Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Sandstone statue from near Mithraeum III at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, depicting a lion to the right with an open frontal mouth, holding an ox head between its forefeet with a red-painted tongue.

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Altar of Caius Iulius Primus for Victorinus from Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Limestone altar from Mithraeum III at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Invicto deo sacrum for the welfare of Caius Iulius Victorinus, decurio of the Colonia Aquincensium, by Caius Iulius Primus, his libertus.

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Mithraeum III at Aquincum

Third Mithraic sanctuary at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, between the Amphitheatre and the Krempelmühle, attested by five altars and a decorated mosaic; the building itself is not fully known.

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Mithraeum II at Aquincum

Second Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Altofen in 1888, Pannonia Inferior; rectangular (15.03 × 7.06 m) and raised two metres above ground, with benches and a cult niche; one of the most fully excavated Mithraea from the Danubian region.

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Altar to Leo from Mithraeum I, Aquincum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Leoni, suggesting a dedication to the Mithraic grade leo or to the lion as a cult animal.

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Vulcanus and Minerva relief from Gimmeldingen

Sandstone relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Gimmeldingen preserving the upper bodies of two standing deities: a bearded male, possibly Vulcanus, and a helmeted Minerva with lance.

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Mercury relief from Gimmeldingen

Sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Gimmeldingen depicting a standing Mercury with caduceus and purse, accompanied by a ram and a cock; the head and upper caduceus are damaged.

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Cautes relief fragment from Gimmeldingen

Lower portion of a sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Gimmeldingen, preserving a cross-legged torchbearer in a long cloak, probably Cautes.

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Dedication to Mithras and Mercury from Saalburg

Small inscribed plaque invoking Mithras and Mercury attached to a sandstone column inside the sanctuary.

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Ritual basin from Saalburg

Sandstone basin from the pronaos of the sanctuary originally mounted on a short column.

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