463. Dedication to Severus

Description:
Rectangular base. The right-hand face of 454, q.v.. 
Text:
Inscribed; (die, w: 0.48 x h: 0.83). 
Letters:
Fourth century A.D. capitals: 0.045-0.06. 
Date:
A.D. 305 or A.D. 306 (titulature) 
Findspot:
Lepcis Magna. 
Original Location:
Unknown 
Last recorded location:
Findspot 
Bibliography:
U. Ciotti, Bollettino dell'Istituto Nazionale d'Arte e d'Archeologia XI:120. 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) 
[D(omino)] n(ostro) inuicto ac no-
bilissimo Caesari
F[laui]o Valerio Sẹuero
Lepcitani deuoti
5numini maiestatiq(ue)
eius publice
[··]NINVICTOACNO
BILISSIMOCAESARI
F[·····]OVALERIOS·VERO
LEPCITANIDEVOTI
5NVMINIMAIESTATIQ
EIVSPVBLICE
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D
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omino
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</expan>
</supplied>
<expan>
<abbr>
n
</abbr>
<ex>
ostro
</ex>
</expan>
inuicto
ac
no
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
bilissimo
Caesari
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F
<supplied reason="lost" >
laui
</supplied>
o
Valerio
S
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e
</unclear>
uero
<lb n="4" />
Lepcitani
deuoti
<lb n="5" />
numini
<expan>
<abbr>
maiestatiq
</abbr>
<ex>
ue
</ex>
</expan>
<lb n="6" />
eius
publice
</ab>

"d(ecurionum) d(ecreto)" (1. 7; so Ciotti) does not figure on the stone.

Translation:

To our [Lord] the unconquered and most noble Caesar, Flavius Valerius Severus; the Lepcitanians, devoted to his divine power and majesty, (set this up) publicly.

Commentary:

No comment.

Photographs:

Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1533 Leica)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. DLM 1533 Leica)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 585)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 585)
Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 745)
 Ward-Perkins Archive, BSR (Sopr. CLM 745)

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