Description:
Panel of grey marble (w: 0.67 x h: 0.54). 
Text:
Inscribed within a narrow border (die, w: 0.55 x h: 0.54). 
Letters:
Late second to third centuries lapidary capitals: lines 1-2, 0.055; remainder, 0.045.  
Date:
Late second to third centuries A.D. (lettering)  
Findspot:
Sabratha: Capitolium, some fragments were found in the vaults (see note on 1), and the lower left-hand part was found re-used in the late fourth century paving at the W end of the N Forum Portico (see also 23, 27, 41, 43
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Some fragments in vault of Capitolium; lower left-hand part in Sabratha Museum.  
Bibliography:
Bartoccini, Quaderni di Archeologia della Libia, Roma (Ministero dell'Africa Italiana), vol. I, 1950 I:54; L'Année Epigraphique (Revue des Publications épigraphiques relatives à l'Antiquité romaine: annual supplement to Rev. Arch.) l950:155. This edition taken from J. M. Reynolds and J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, Rome: British School at Rome, 1952.  
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Ward-Perkins) 
C(aio) An[i]c̣[io Qu]ir(ina) (tribu)
Fronto[ni]
equo publ(ico) o[rnato]
Anici Ḅassi[ani fil]io
5q(uaestori) aedil(i) IIuir(o) ỊỊụir(o) q(uin)q(uennali)
[d]esig(nato) amatori patriae
[c]iues ob merita
[cur]ante Q(uinto) Flauio Hiceta
CAN[··]·[······]IR
FRONTO[···]
EQVOPVBLO[······]
ANICI·ASSI[········]IO
5QAEDILIIVIR···IRQQ
[··]ESIGAMATORIPATRIAE
[··]IVESOBMERITA
[····]ANTEQFLAVIOHICETA
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<expan>
<abbr>
C
</abbr>
<ex>
aio
</ex>
</expan>
An
<supplied reason="lost" >
i
</supplied>
<unclear reason="" >
c
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
io
</supplied>
<expan>
<abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Qu
</supplied>
ir
</abbr>
<ex>
ina
</ex>
<ex>
tribu
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="2" />
Fronto
<supplied reason="lost" >
ni
</supplied>
<lb n="3" />
equo
<expan>
<abbr>
publ
</abbr>
<ex>
ico
</ex>
</expan>
o
<supplied reason="lost" >
rnato
</supplied>
<lb n="4" />
Anici
<unclear reason="" >
B
</unclear>
assi
<supplied reason="lost" >
ani
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
fil
</supplied>
io
<lb n="5" />
<expan>
<abbr>
q
</abbr>
<ex>
uaestori
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
aedil
</abbr>
<ex>
i
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
IIuir
</abbr>
<ex>
o
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
<unclear reason="" >
IIu
</unclear>
ir
</abbr>
<ex>
o
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
q
</abbr>
<ex>
uin
</ex>
<abbr>
q
</abbr>
<ex>
uennali
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="6" />
<expan>
<supplied reason="lost" >
d
</supplied>
<abbr>
esig
</abbr>
<ex>
nato
</ex>
</expan>
amatori
patriae
<lb n="7" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
c
</supplied>
iues
ob
merita
<lb n="8" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
cur
</supplied>
ante
<expan>
<abbr>
Q
</abbr>
<ex>
uinto
</ex>
</expan>
Flauio
Hiceta
</ab>

Translation:

To Caius Anicius Fronto, of the Roman voting tribe Quirina, honoured with a public horse, son of Anicius Bassianus, quaestor, aedile, duovir, designated quinquennial duovir, lover of his country; the citizens (set this up) on account of his merits, Quintus Flavius Hicetas was in charge (of the erection).

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 902 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 902 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 822 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 822 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 779 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DS 779 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 218)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 218)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 218)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CS 218)

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