4.201. Honours for Antoninus Pius

Description:
Plain white marble statue base shaft (W. 0.755 × H. 1.15 × D. 0.52) reconstructed from four fragments. The top is complete, and shows holes for attachment of a feature . The statue has survived, and has been published (see bibliography).
Text:
Inscribed on the face.
Letters:
ll. 1-3, 5, 6, 0.06; l. 4, 0.055; ll. 7, 9, 11, 13, 0.05; ll. 8, 10, 12, 0.045.
Date:
A.D. 138-161 (reign)
Findspot:
South Agora, Agora Gate: i, at c. -3.50; perhaps fallen from the gate.
Original Location:
South Agora, Agora Gate: on the Agora Gate
Last recorded location:
Museum (1980)
History of discovery:
Excavated, with the accompanying statue of Antoninus Pius, by the NYU expedition in 1980 (80.24; SBI 32)
Bibliography:
Published, with the statue, by Smith, Roman Portrait Statuary from Aphrodisias, no. 17
Text constituted from:
This edition Reynolds (2007).
1 Αὐτοκράτορα
2Καίσαρα Τίτον
3Αἴλιον Ἁδρια
4νὸν Ἀντωνεῖ-
5νον Σεβασ-
6τὸν Εὐσεβ̣ῆ
7 vv. ὁ δῆμ[ο]ς
8ἐξ ὧν ὑπ[έ]σ̣χε-
9το Ἄδρασ̣τος
10Ἀδράστο̣υ τοῦ
11[Ἀ]πολλωνίου
12[τ]οῦ Ἀνδρῶνος
13[ v. Ἀ]ττάλου v.
1ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑ
2ΚΑΙΣΑΡΑΤΙΤΟΝ
3ΑΙΛΙΟΝΑΔΡΙΑ
4ΝΟΝΑΝΤΩΝΕΙ
5ΝΟΝΣΕΒΑΣ
6ΤΟΝΕΥΣΕ·Η
7  ΟΔΗΜ[·]Σ
8ΕΞΩΝΥΠ[·]·ΧΕ
9ΤΟΑΔΡΑ·ΤΟΣ
10ΑΔΡΑΣΤ·ΥΤΟΥ
11[·]ΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ
12[·]ΟΥΑΝΔΡΩΝΟΣ
13[··]ΤΤΑΛΟΥ 
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Translation:

Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius. The People (put up his statue) from the (funds) which Adrastos son of Adrastos, the son of Apollonios the son of Andron ?Attalos, promised

Commentary:

This text is a little different from those found in the same area, honouring Nerva, (unpublished) (=77.34) and Hadrian (unpublished) (=83.75).

The nomenclature of the benefactor presents uncertainties. Perhaps his father was called Adrastos Attalos; but it is also possible that it was the benefactor's grandfather who was called Apollonios Attalos.

Photographs:

Top left fragment (1980)
 Top left fragment (1980)
Top right fragment (1980)
 Top right fragment (1980)
Bottom left fragment (1980)
 Bottom left fragment (1980)
Bottom right fragment (1980)
 Bottom right fragment (1980)
Reassembled (1980)
 Reassembled (1980)
Reassembled (1980)
 Reassembled (1980)
Reassembled (1980)
 Reassembled (1980)
Reassembled (1980)
 Reassembled (1980)
Reassembled (2001)
 Reassembled (2001)

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