Inscription Database

Votive inscription from Colonia Claudia Augusta? Agrippinensium, bei – Eschweiler (Germania inferior)

Canonical URI:
https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001335 (Last Updates: 2019-08-26, Feraudi)

Transcription Majuscle
Matron(is) MATRON
Amratnine(is) AMRATNINE
Optius Qua[rt(us)?] OPTIVS QVA[ ]
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Chronological Data:
151 AD – 225 AD
Literature:
  • AE 1984, 0672. (B)
  • C.B. Rüger, in: EpStud 13 (Köln 1983) 122, Nr. 9; Abb. 9. - AE 1984.
  • F. Biller, Kultische Zentren und Matronenverehrung in der südlichen Germania inferior (Rahden 2010) 248-249, Nr. IV.2.5.3.c.
  • A.G. Garman, The cult of the matronae in the Roman Rhineland. An historical evaluation of the archaeological evidence (Lewiston 2008) 97, Nr. 50.

IIIF Manifest

Find circumstances / present location

province:
country:
Germany
ancient find spot:
Colonia Claudia Augusta? Agrippinensium, bei
modern find spot:
Eschweiler
find spot:
modern region:
Nordrhein-Westfalen
year of find:
1980
present location:
Bonn, Rhein. Landesmus.

Type of inscription / language

type of inscription:
votive inscription
language:
Latin

Type of monument

type of monument:
altar
material:
Sandstein
height:
(51) cm
width:
(56) cm
depth:
34 cm
letter size:
7.5-7 cm
decoration:
present

Historical relevant data

religion:
names of pagan deities

Commentary

 
(B): AE 1984: Matron[is] / Amratnine[is].

People

Person 1
Name:
Optius Qua[rt.?]
Nomen:
Optius
Cognomen:
Quartus+*?
gender:
male

General Data

HD-Nr:
HD001335
Work Status:
checked with photo
Last Update:
2019-08-26 by Feraudi
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