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C.176. Fragmentary imperial titulature

Description: Fragment from an inscribed limestone column drum.
Text: Inscribed surface (w: 0.36 x h: 0.18).
Letters: Second century: 0.04.

Date: Second century CE

Findspot: Cyrene: Valley Street, near Public Building E; found in 1957.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

[Αὐτοκρά]τορα Κα̣[ίσαρα ---]
[c. 7]ν̣ον Σεβα[στὸν ---]
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Diplomatic

[.......]ΤΟΡΑΚ.[.....---]
[·······].ΟΝΣΕΒΑ[....---]
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English translation

Translation by: Charlotte Roueché

. . . ]Emperor Cae[sar . . . -]nus Augustus [ . . .

Commentary

The end of the name would suggest Trajan, Hadrian, Vespasian or Titus.

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. Face (Reynolds VIII.100)

   Fig. 2. Face (Reynolds III.89.1)

   Fig. 3. Face (Reynolds, III.89.2