CIMRM 845, 846, 847 - Three altars. Carrawburgh, Britain


The three altars. By Janet E. Davis. Via Twitter.

CIMRM 846: altar of A. Cluentius Habitus. By Janet E. Davis. Via Twitter.

CIMRM 847. Altar of M. Simplicius Simplex. By Janet E. Davis. Via Twitter.

From: Wikimedia Commons. These are the on-site reproductions.

CIMRM 845: altar of L. Antonius Proculus. From Flickr.

CIMRM 846: altar of A. Cluentius Habitus. From Flickr.

These three altars are now at the Great North Museum (Hancock) in Newcastle on Tyne.

a: AE 1951, 125b = RIB 1, 1545: D(eo) In(victo) M(ithrae) s(acrum) / Aul(us) Cluentius / Habitus pra(e)f(ectus) / coh(ortis) I / Batavorum / domu Ulti/n(i)a colon(ia) / Sept(imia) Aur(elia) L(arino) / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)

b: AE 1951, 125a = RIB 1, 1544: Deo Inv(icto) M(ithrae) / L(ucius) Antonius / Proculus / praef(ectus) coh(ortis) I Bat(avorum) Antoninianae / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)

c: AE 1951, 125c = RIB 1, 1546: Deo Invicto / Mit(h)rae M(arcus) Sim/plicius Simplex / pr(a)ef(ectus) v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)

Note that a is on the right, b in the middle, c on the left.

By Alun Salt, 2005, and originally posted to Flickr.

CIMRM entry

Note that the image above shows the three from right to left.(RP)


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