Editor: L.Cappelletti

Text:

Iuliae Domnae Aug(ustae)

matris castrorum

Imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) L(uci) Septimi

Severi Pertinacis

5 Aug(usti) coniugi

municipium Gaul(itanorum)

p(ecunia) p(ublica) d(ecreto)

curant[e —]SI

[—]NO

(EDR112581)

Translation: “To Iulia Domna Augusta, mother of the military camps, wife of the Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, (set up by) the municipium of the Gaulitani, (paid out of) public money, by decree, under the supervision of [—]SI [—]NO”. (L.Cappelletti)

Find Spot: Victoria, Gaulos (Gozo); first recorded near the Church of St. George, then seen at the staircase of the Castle.

Support:

No./Current location:

Dating: 195-196 AD (EDR112581 et alii)

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