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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 to Iuppiter and Sol invictus from Sisak

Inscription from Sisak, ancient Siscia, dedicated to Iovi optimo maximo, Soli invicto, and the Genius loci by Aurelius Antiocianus; the Mithraic character is uncertain.

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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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Altar fragment from Ljubljana

Fragment of a small altar from Ljubljana, ancient Emona in Pannonia Superior, preserving a dedication to Invicto Mithrae by a dedicant whose name ends in -quartus; the Mithraic attribution is not entirely certain.

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Tauroctony relief with uplifted torches from Ruše

Weathered marble tauroctony relief in two fragments from Ruše, Noricum, depicting the bull-slaying with only the dog visible, flanked by two torchbearers both holding their torches upraised; no Sol or Luna.

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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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Weathered tauroctony relief from Ruše

Small marble tauroctony relief from Ruše, Noricum, badly weathered, depicting the bull-slaying in a grotto-like niche with cross-legged torchbearers on bases.

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Tauroctony relief with long-necked bull from Ruše

Small marble tauroctony relief from Ruše, Noricum, depicting Mithras killing the bull in a grotto, notable for the unusually elongated neck of the bull; dog and serpent approach the wound, and the raven perches above.

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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 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 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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Inscription of Helvius Acceptinus from Virunum

Inscription from Virunum, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae for the welfare of Antonius Severinus by Helvius Acceptinus ex voto.

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Inscription of Diadumenus from Virunum

White marble slab from the Zollfeld at Virunum, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Diadumenus, arcar(ius) of the imperial dispensator Nicolaus for the kingdom of Noricum.

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