376. Dedication to Antoninus Pius

Description:
Moulded base (w: 1.00 x h: 1.42 x d: 0.80) of grey limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.425 x h: 0.50). 
Letters:
Capitals with some Rustic forms: 0.04. 
Date:
A.D. 138-161 (reign) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Theatre, in the centre of the orchestra. 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
Not previously published. 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) 
Imp(eratori) Antonino
Aug(usto) Pio
Q(uintus) Pompeius Quir(ina tribu)
Saturninus
5statuam quam
pro honore
aedilitatis pro-
misit posuit
IMPANTONINO
AVGPIO
QPOMPEIVSQVIR
SATVRNINVS
5STATVAMQVAM
PROHONORE
AEDILITATISPRO
MISITPOSVIT
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Imp
</abbr>
<ex>
eratori
</ex>
</expan>
Antonino
<lb n="2" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
Pio
<lb n="3" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Q
</abbr>
<ex>
uintus
</ex>
</expan>
Pompeius
<expan>
<abbr>
Quir
</abbr>
<ex>
ina tribu
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="4" />
Saturninus
<lb n="5" />
statuam
quam
<lb n="6" />
pro
honore
<lb n="7" />
aedilitatis
pro
<lb n="8" type="worddiv" />
misit
posuit
</ab>

Translation:

To emperor Antoninus Augustus Pius; Quintus Pompeius Saturninus, of the Roman voting tribe Quirina, set up the statue which he promised in return for the office of aedile.

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 903 or 1896 or 1898)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 903 or 1896 or 1898)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXI.26)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 48.XXI.26)

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