Inscription Database
Epitaph from Caesarea – Cherchell (Mauretania Caesariensis)
Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD000448
(Last Updates: 2013-12-12, Feraudi)
| Transcription | Majuscle |
| Bonae memoriae Potinus in [p]ace hic quiescit | BONAE MEMORIAE POTINVS IN [ ]ACE HIC QVIESCIT |
| vixit an(no)s LXXIII decessit an(n)o pr(ovinciae) CCXCIII | VIXIT ANS LXXIII DECESSIT ANO PR CCXCIII |
Chronological Data:
332 AD
332 AD
Literature:
- AE 1983, 0984. (BC)
- P. Leveau, AntAfr 19, 1983, 91-92; fig. 6. (BC) - AE 1983.
Find circumstances / present location
province:
country:
Algeria
ancient find spot:
Caesarea
modern find spot:
Cherchell
find spot:
modern region:
Alger
present location:
Parc Bocquet, Jardin du Service des Antiquités
Type of inscription / language
type of inscription:
epitaph
language:
Latin
Type of monument
type of monument:
sarcophagus
height:
76 cm
width:
210 cm
Palaeography
punctuation:
hederae
Historical relevant data
religion:
Judaism / Christianity
Commentary
Deckel. Maßangaben beziehen sich auf das Gesamtmonument. (B): Z.2: descessit statt decessit. (C): Datierung falsch.
People
Person 1
Name:
Potinus
Cognomen:
Potinus
gender:
male
Age: Years:
73
General Data
HD-Nr:
HD000448
Work Status:
provisional
Last Update:
2013-12-12 by Feraudi
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