Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Melta – Loveč (Moesia inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD008455 (Last Updates: 2009-05-28, Gräf)

Transcription Majuscle
Herc(uli) Invic(to) HERC INVIC
G(aius) Mettius(?) Sabi- G METTIVS SABI
nus mil(es) coh(ortis) I Aeliae NVS MIL COH I AELIAE
Athoit(arum) et ATHOIT ET
Berec(orum) luc(o)(?) Herc(ulis)(?) vo- BEREC LVC HERC VO
tum et signum pos- TVM ET SIGNVM POS
uit VIT
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1979, 0554. (B)
  • ILBulg 255; tab. 51, 255. (B)
  • J. Spaul, Cohors². The evidence for and a short history of the auxiliary infantry units of the imperial Roman army (Oxford 2000) 476.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Bulgaria
ancient find spot:
Melta
modern find spot:
find spot:
modern region:
Loveč
present location:
Lovech, Mus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
height:
87 cm
width:
39 cm
depth:
39 cm
letter size:
4-5 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities
military:
present

Commentary

 
Z. 1 befindet sich auf der corona. (B): AE 1919: Z. 1: Invi(cto); Z. 2: Menius; AE 1979, ILBulg: Z. 3/4: Zeilenfall fehlt; AE 1979: Z. 4-6: Athoit(orum), e(t) Berec(ynthorum) lucum devo/tum e(t); ILBulg: Z. 4-6: Athoite / libe(n)s(?) iuc(unde) Herc(uli)(?) vo/tum et.

People

Person 1
Name:
G. Mettius(?) Sabinus
Praenomen:
C.
Nomen:
Mettius?
Cognomen:
Sabinus
gender:
male
Status:
military personnel

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD008455
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2009-05-28 by Gräf
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