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Base for statue of Constantius I or Constantius II, emperors. Volsinii Novi (Tuscia et Umbria). Early to mid-fourth century

INSCRIPTION
In five surviving lines.

Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) / Flavio Cons/tantio, pio, / fel(ici), invicto /(5) Aug(usto) [---].

'To the emperor Caesar Flavius Constantius, pious, fortunate, unconquered Augustus ...'

DESCRIPTION (CIL)
Marble base, broken at the bottom.

PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
The provenance of our base is unknown, and there is no recent record of its location.

HONORAND, AWARDER AND DATE
Our base was dedicated to an emperor, either Constantius I or Constantius II. The identity of the awarder is unknown, as the inscription is broken and the lower part is lost.

Carlos Machado

Main Reference

Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , XI, 2697