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LSA-2223 Base for statue of Constans, emperor. Allegedly from Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). 337-350








PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Lepcis Magna Province: Tripolitania Region: North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details: Unknown
Current Location: England. Virginia Water Surrey
OBJECT
Object: Base Material: Marble Re-Use? Unknown
Form: Rectangular Height(cm): 118.5 Width(cm): 67 Depth(cm):
Language: Greek Text Type: Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand: Constans Position: Emperors Gender: Male
Awarder: Unknown Position: Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest: 337 Latest : 350
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 486-7, no. 92, fig. 10.108

Reynolds, J. M. & J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania. In collaboration with S. Aurigemma, R. Bartoccini, G. Caputo, R. Goodchild, P. Romanelli, Roma 1952, addenda

INSCRIPTION
Text: Φλ(άουιον) Ἰούλ(ιον) Κωνστάντα Ἀυγοῦστον, τὸν ἑαυτῆς (σ)ωτῆρα, ἡ Λιπ̣θ̣ι̣μ̣ητῶν πόλις. / Τὸ[ν] αὐ[τοκράτωρα---] / ΤO[---] / Φλ(άουιον) Ἰούλ(ιον) [Κωνστάντα ---] / (5) Σεβαστ[ὸ]ν H[---] / Τὸν εἁ(υ)τῆς [---] / ------? /[ ---]ΙΙΛIΚΗ
Trans: To Flavius Iulius Constans, Augustus, her saviour. The city of the Lip… (set this up). To the emperor … Flavius Iulius Constans … emperor … her…
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