Base for statue, probably of Constantius I or Crispus, emperor, possibly re-used for Constantius II. Cuicul (Numidia). 293-337
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Cuicul
Province:
Numidia
Region:
North Africa, Western (from Byzacena westwards)
Details:
Old forum
Current Location:
At its findspot
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
98
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Crispus, or Constantius I, or Constantius II
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council (ordo) of the city of Cuicul
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
293
Latest:
337
MAIN REFERENCE
Pflaum, H.-G., Inscriptions Latines de l'Algérie. 2. Inscriptions de la confédération cirtéenne, de Cuicul et de la tribu des Suburbures. Vol. 3, Paris 2003, no. 7873
Lepelley, C., Les cités de l'Afrique romaine au Bas-Empire, t. 2, Notices d'histoire municipale, Paris 1981, p. 410, no. 5
Zimmer, G., Wesch-Klein, G., Locus datus decreto decurionum : zur Statuenaufstellung zweier Forumsanlagen im römischen Afrika, München, 1989, p. 61, C21
