Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Vercovicium – Housesteads (Britannia)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD070763 (Last Updates: 2017-02-14, Cowey)

Transcription Majuscle
I(ovi) O(ptimo) M(aximo) I O M
[et Numinibus A]ug(ustorum) [---] [ ]VG [ ]
[---] [ ]
[---] [ ]
[---] [ ]
[p]raefectu[s] [ ]RAEFECTV[ ]
Chronological Data:
201 AD – 300 AD
Literature:
  • CIL 07, 00641. (B)
  • RIB 1588.
  • J.C. Coulston - E.J. Phillips, Hadrian's Wall west of the North Tyne, and Carlisle, CSIR Great Britain 1, 6 (Oxford 1988) 17-18, Nr. 43; Pl. 11, 43.

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
United Kingdom
ancient find spot:
Vercovicium
modern find spot:
Housesteads
find spot:
modern region:
Northumberland
year of find:
before 1732
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:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
119 cm
width:
55 cm
depth:
37 cm
letter size:
7-6.3 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

Commentary

 
(B): Zu den leichten Leseabweichungen s. RIB 1588.

People

Person 1
Name:
[---]
Praenomen:
[-]
Nomen:
[---]
Cognomen:
[---]
gender:
male
Status:
equestrian order

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD070763
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2017-02-14 by Cowey
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