Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Onnum – Halton Chesters (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD022215 (Last Updates: 2018-04-20, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) T[ra(iano) Hadriano] IMP CAES T[ ]
Aug(usto) leg(io) VI v[ictrix p(ia) f(idelis)] AVG LEG VI V[ ]
A(ulo) Platorio N[epote] A PLATORIO N[ ]
leg(ato) Aug(usti) pr(o) [pr(aetore)] LEG AVG PR [ ]
Chronological Data:
122 AD – 126 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1938, 0116. (B)
  • R.G. Collingwood, JRS 27, 1937, 247, Nr. 6. - AE 1938. (B)
  • RIB 1427; Zeichnung.
  • PIR (2. Aufl.) P 449.
  • E.J. Phillips, Corbridge. Hadrian's Wall east of the North Tyne, CSIR Great Britain 1, 1 (Oxford 1977) 106, Nr. 292; Pl. 77, 292.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Onnum
modern find spot:
Halton Chesters
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
1936
present location:
Newcastle upon Tyne, Great North Museum, Hancock

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
slab
material:
Sandstein
height:
91 cm
width:
(133) cm
depth:
19 cm
letter size:
8.7-7.8 cm
decoration:
present

Palaeography

punctuation:
hederae

Historical relevant data

military:
present

Commentary

 
(B): In Z. 2 [victrix statt v[ictrix.

People

Person 1
Name:
T[ra. Hadriano]
Cognomen:
Traianus+* Hadrianus+
gender:
male
Status:
emperor / imperial household
External IDs:
Person 2
Name:
A. Platorio N[epote]
Praenomen:
A.
Nomen:
Platorius
Cognomen:
Nepos+
gender:
male
Status:
senatorial order
PIR:
PIR (2. Aufl.) P 449

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD022215
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2018-04-20 by Cowey
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