Description:
Rectangular base (w: 0.50 x h: 0.78 x d: 0.55) of grey limestone. 
Text:
Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.21 x h: 0.60).  
Letters:
Second to third centuries irregular capitals :l. 1, 0.06; l. 2, 0.55; remainder, 0.04-0.035. 
Date:
Second to third centuries (lettering) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna: Theatre, in the West dressing room. 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
Not previously published. 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) 
Cereri
Luciferae
Antoniae Q(uinti) f(iliae) Victo-
rinae con-
5iugi raris-
simae {Q} Q(uintus)
Iulius Iustus
ex d(ecreto) o(rdinis)
CERERI
LVCIFERAE
ANTONIAEQFVICTO
RINAECON
5IVGIRARIS
SIMAE{Q}Q
IVLIVSIVSTVS
EXDO
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Cereri
<lb n="2" />
Luciferae
<lb n="3" />
Antoniae
<expan>
<abbr>
Q
</abbr>
<ex>
uinti
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
f
</abbr>
<ex>
iliae
</ex>
</expan>
Victo
<lb n="4" type="worddiv" />
rinae
con
<lb n="5" type="worddiv" />
iugi
raris
<lb n="6" type="worddiv" />
simae
<sic >
Q
</sic>
<expan>
<abbr>
Q
</abbr>
<ex>
uintus
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="7" />
Iulius
Iustus
<lb n="8" />
ex
<expan>
<abbr>
d
</abbr>
<ex>
ecreto
</ex>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
o
</abbr>
<ex>
rdinis
</ex>
</expan>
</ab>

Translation:

To Ceres, bringer of light; for Antonia Victorina, daughter of Quintus, an outstanding wife; (set up by) Quintus Julius Justus in accordance with a decree of the city council.

Commentary:

ll. 6-7. Q. Iulius Iustus. Also in 276 , l. 4; 277 , II. 6- 7.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 118 or 119 Lastre)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 118 or 119 Lastre)

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