Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.50 x h: 0.95 x d: 0.53) of brown limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.34 x h: 0.86). 
Letters:
Fourth century A.D. capitals: 0.05. 
Date:
A.D. 306-312 (reign) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Forum Severianum, North West angle. 
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) 
Indulgentis-
simo ac liber-
tatis restitu-
tori uictori-
5osissimoque
imperatori
d(omino) n(ostro) Maxentio
P(io) F(elici) inuicto Aug(usto)
Val(erius) Alexander
10 u(ir) p(erfectissimus) a(gens) u(ices) praef(ectorum) praet(orio)
numini maies-
tatiq(ue) eius dicatiss(imus)
INDVLGENTIS
SIMOACLIBER
TATISRESTITV
TORIVICTORI
5OSISSIMOQVE
IMPERATORI
DNMAXENTIO
PFINVICTOAVG
VALALEXANDER
10VPAVPRAEFPRAET
NVMINIMAIES
TATIQEIVSDICATISS
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Indulgentis
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
simo
ac
liber
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
tatis
restitu
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
tori
uictori
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
osissimoque
<lb n="6" />
imperatori
<lb n="7" />
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
omino
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
n
</abbr>
<ex>
ostro
</ex>
</expan>
Maxentio
<lb n="8" />
<expan>
<abbr>
P
</abbr>
<ex>
io
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
F
</abbr>
<ex>
elici
</ex>
</expan>
inuicto
<expan>
<abbr>
Aug
</abbr>
<ex>
usto
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="9" />
<expan>
<abbr>
Val
</abbr>
<ex>
erius
</ex>
</expan>
Alexander
<lb n="10" />
<expan>
<abbr>
u
</abbr>
<ex>
ir
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
p
</abbr>
<ex>
erfectissimus
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
a
</abbr>
<ex>
gens
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
u
</abbr>
<ex>
ices
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
praef
</abbr>
<ex>
ectorum
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
praet
</abbr>
<ex>
orio
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="11" />
numini
<expan>
<abbr>
maies
<lb n="11" type="worddiv" />
tatiq
</abbr>
<ex>
ue
</ex>
</expan>
eius
<expan>
<abbr>
dicatiss
</abbr>
<ex>
imus
</ex>
</expan>
</ab>

Translation:

To the most indulgent, and moreover restorer of freedom, and most victorious emperor, our lord Maxentius Pius, Felix, unconquered Augustus; Valerius Alexander, most excellent man ( i.e. of equestrian status), deputy for the praetorian prefects, deeply devoted to his divine power and majesty.

Commentary:

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Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 51.III.29)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (BSR 51.III.29)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1531 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1531 Leica)

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