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646. Testamentary honours for M. Licinius Flaccus Iunior

Description:: Rectangular base (w: 0.44 x h: 1.04 x d: 0.52) of compact brown limestone.
Text:: Inscribed on one face within a moulded panel (die, w: 0.20 x h: 0.61).
Letters:: Capitals with some Rustic forms: ll. 1-8, av. 0.04; ll. 9-10, 0.03.
Date:: Second century A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:: Lepcis Magna: Forum Vetus, in the exedra at the South East angle.
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)

M(arco) Licinio
Flacco Iu-
niori ex
testam(e)n-
5[t]o Licini
Augusta-
lis Cl(audius) Clau-
dianus
h(eres) p(osuit)
10 p(ermissu) s(plendidissimi) o(rdinis)

MLICINIO
FLACCOIV
NIORIEX
TESTAMN
5[··]OLICINI
AVGVSTA
LISCLCLAV
DIANVS
HP
10PSO

<ab>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

arco

</ex>

</expan>

Licinio

Flacco

niori

<expan>

<abbr>

testam

</abbr>

<ex>

</ex>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<abbr>

</supplied>

</abbr>

</expan>

Licini

Augusta

lis

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

audius

</ex>

</expan>

Clau

dianus

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

eres

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

osuit

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

ermissu

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

plendidissimi

</ex>

</expan>

<expan>

<abbr>

</abbr>

<ex>

rdinis

</ex>

</expan>

</ab>

Translation:

To Marcus Licinius Flaccus Iunior; in accordance with the will of Licinius Augustalis, Claudius Claudianus his heir, set (this) up, with permission of the most splendid city-council.