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Altar of Aelius Gordianus from Apulum

Limestone capital reused as an altar at Apulum, Dacia, its top scraped off, bearing a dedication to Soli Mithrae by Aelius Gordianus.

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Altar of Aelius Mestrius from Apulum

Limestone altar from Apulum, Dacia, dedicated by Aelius Mestrius.

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Altar of Vallerius from Apulum

Top of a limestone altar from Apulum, Dacia, with a rosette in the pediment and palmettes on the sides, recording a dedication to the Numen invicti by a dedicant whose name may be Vallerius.

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Altar of Caius Iulius Marcianus from Apulum

Limestone altar from Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Caius Iulius Marcianus, signifer of Legio XIII Gemina.

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Fragmentary votive altar from Apulum

Top of a limestone votive altar from Apulum, Dacia, preserving only the dedication to Invicto deo.

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Altar of Titus Aurelius Marcus from Apulum

Limestone altar from Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae as a gift by Titus Aurelius Marcus (tribu Fabia), veteran of Legio XIII Gemina.

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Torso with bull's head from Apulum

Limestone statue torso from the Mithraeum at Apulum, Dacia, found with the preceding piece, depicting a person in Oriental dress carrying a bull's head in his left hand; head, arms, and legs are lost.

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Open-work tauroctony from Apulum

Fragment of an open-work marble tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Apulum, Dacia, preserving Mithras's head with only the snout of the bull; the relief is framed by a border.

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Altar of Quintus Marcius Victor Maximillianus from Apulum

Altar from Apulum, Dacia, found in 1715, dedicated to Soli by Quintus Marcius Victor Felix Maximillianus, legatus Augusti of Legio XIII Gemina, together with his wife Pullaiena Caeliana and his son.

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Rock-birth statue from Mureș Port

Dark sandstone statue from Mureș Port, Dacia, depicting Mithras's rock-birth with the rock encircled by a serpent; the statue's attribution to Mureș Port rather than Apulum is uncertain.

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Altar of Lucius Valerius Felix from Partoș

Limestone altar found in Partoș, Dacia, dedicated to Deo Soli by Lucius Valerius Felix.

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Altar with Sol pediment from Mureș Port

Limestone altar from Partoș or Mureș Port, Dacia, found in 1852, with a triangular pediment containing the head of Sol in a twelve-rayed crown and nimbus, flanked by a patera on the right and a jug on the left.

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Altar of Lucanus to Deo invicto omnipotenti from Mureș Port

Inscription from Mureș Port, Dacia, dedicated to Deo invicto omnipotenti Mithrae by Lucanus, who fulfilled his vow.

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Altar of an Augustalis from Mureș Port

Limestone altar from Mureș Port near Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae; the dedicant is identified only as Augustalis (coloniae?).

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Altar of Aurelius Montanus from Turda

Inscription from Turda, ancient Potaissa in Dacia, dedicated to Invicto by Aurelius Montanus, miles of Legio V Macedonica.

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Altar of Flavius Marcellinus tessararius from Turda

Small altar found in the floor of a house at Turda, ancient Potaissa in Dacia, dedicated to Deo invicto by Flavius Marcellinus, tessararius.

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Altar of Aurelius Victorinus from Turda

Inscription from Turda, ancient Potaissa in Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Aurelius Victorinus.

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Tauroctony relief fragment from Turda castrum

Marble relief fragment found in the Turda castrum in 1954, Dacia, preserving the bust of Sol in the upper left corner and Mithras grasping the bull; remnants of a wreath are visible in the upper right.

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Altar of Aurelius Dolens from Turda

Inscription from Turda, ancient Potaissa in Dacia, recording a dedication by Aurelius Dolens, miles of a legion, ex voto.

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Tauroctony relief with corn-ear tail from Turda

Fragment of a white marble tauroctony relief from Turda, ancient Potaissa in Dacia, depicting the bull-slaying with the bull's tail ending in three corn-ears, the dog, serpent, and scorpion.

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