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A.72. Fragmentary imperial titulature

Description: Fragment of white marble from the right side of a panel (w: 0.135 x h: 1.14 x d: 0.05).
Text: Inscribed on one face.
Letters: Probably first century CE; 0.05.

Date: Probably first century CE

Findspot: Apollonia: Unrecorded.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Apollonia Museum.

Interpretive

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[---]G
[---]C̣OS
[---][..]
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Diplomatic

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[---]G
[---].OS
[---].[··]
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English translation

Translation by: Joyce M. Reynolds

. . . ] consul (case unknown) [ . . .

Commentary

Probably from an imperial title. In line 1, the last word was presumably from Aug(ustus) and in line 2, from co(n)s(ul); in line 3, P, if right, could be part of imp(erator), but R is also possible, and could be part of a cognomen such as Germanicus.

Bibliography: Reynolds, 1976, 62 and plate LXXXI.
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Face (Reynolds VI.33)