316. Dedication of a statue of Cupid

Description:
Moulded base (w: 0.49 x h: 1.31 x d: 0.45) of brown limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.20 x h: 0.60). 
Letters:
Rustic capitals: 0.05-0.04. 
Date:
A.D. 138-161 (reign) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Chalcidicum, beside the central gable.  
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
Aurigemma, Annali dell'Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli, ns. III 1949 58. This edition taken from J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, Rome: British School at Rome, 1952.  
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins) 
Pro salu-
te Imp(eratoris) An-
tonini Aug(usti)
Pii libero-
5rumq(ue) eius
Veneri
Calchidicae
Cupidinis
statuam
10C(aius) Cl(audius) Septimi-
us [A]f̣er d(ono) d(edit) d(edicauit) p(osuit)
PROSALV
TEIMPAN
TONINIAVG
PIILIBERO
5RVMQEIVS
VENERI
CALCHIDICAE
CVPIDINIS
STATVAM
10CCLSEPTIMI
VS[··]·ERDDDP
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Pro
salu
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
te
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratoris
</ex>
</expan>
An
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
tonini
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usti
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="4" />
Pii
<expan>
<abbr>
libero
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
rumq
</abbr>
<ex>
ue
</ex>
</expan>
eius
<lb n="6" />
Veneri
<lb n="7" />
Calchidicae
<lb n="8" />
Cupidinis
<lb n="9" />
statuam
<lb n="10" />
<expan>
<abbr>
C
</abbr>
<ex>
aius
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Cl
</abbr>
<ex>
audius
</ex>
</expan>
Septimi
<lb n="11" type="worddiv" />
us
<supplied reason="lost" >
A
</supplied>
<unclear reason="" >
f
</unclear>
er
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
ono
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
edit
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
edicauit
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
osuit
</ex>
</expan>
</ab>

Translation:

Fro the safety of the emperor Antoninus Augustus Pius and his children; Caius Claudius Septimius Afer gave as a gift, dedicated and set up a statue of Cupid to Venus Calchidica.

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XVI.14)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 47.XVI.14)

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