Description:
White marble architrave block, slightly chipped on the upper edge and at both sides (W. 2.05 × H. 0.14 × D. 0.11).
Text:
Inscribed on the external face on two fasciae; the text was clearly continued on the adjacent block.
Letters:
0.06; B with closed lower bowl.
Date:
First to second century A.D. (terminology, lettering)
Findspot:
South Agora: Portico of Tiberius: fallen in the south west corner
Original Location:
South Agora: Portico of Tiberius, south or west portico
Last recorded location:
Findspot (1978)
History of discovery:
Found by the NYU expedition in 1969 (Portico 2).
Bibliography:
Published by Reynolds, PCPS 206, 1980, 78, no. 7, whence SEG 1980.1255, AnnEpig 1980.871, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 102.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (1980).
1 v. Αὐτοκράτορι Καίσαρι θεῷ Σεβαστῷ Π | [·· ? ··]
2 vv. Ἀντίπατρος πριμοπειλάριος συ|[ν·· ? ··]
1 ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙΚΑΙΣΑΡΙΘΕΩΣΕΒΑΣΤΩΠ[ - - - ]
2  ΑΝΤΙΠΑΤΡΟΣΠΡΙΜΟΠΕΙΛΑΡΙΟΣΣΥ[· - - - ]
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
Αὐτοκράτορι
Καίσαρι
θεῷ
Σεβαστῷ
<orig n="unresolved" >
π
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="2" />
<space extent="2" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
Ἀντίπατρος
πριμοπειλάριος
συ
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ν
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
Translation:
No translation yet (2007).

Commentary:

The script rules out Augustus, π[ατρὶ πατρίδος]. The letters are noticeably later than the Zoilos material. Note especially B, which is on the way towards the second to third century form. .

Photographs:

Face (1978)
 Face (1978)

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