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A Roman Altar
Granite
Dimensions: 104 cm x 50.8 cm
Inscribed
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Inscribed:
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D[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]-
COII [ ̣ ̣ ̣]
et filis eo-
rum Aure-
lius et Secu-
[n]dus MISC[ ̣]
[ ̣ ̣ ̣]

CO͡HỊIL|EPFILISE|RVM AVR, Arch. Inst.   2-6. COI … | EP̣PEITSPI|RVM · AVR|II . IIS . CV| …, Hueb.; CO͡H FIL . .|ERPILISEỌ|RVM · AVR|… EC̣CV|…, F.H.; CO͡HI … | EPFILISE|RVM AVR|ỊIVSISEICV|ṾỊVS, Anderson; COII . . . . | EṬ FILISEC|RVM AVR|EIVSHESCV|VS, R.G.C.; COII . . . . ET FILIS EO|RVM AVRE|LIVS EṬ SECV|[N]DVS MISC, R.P.W.

Found in 1852 at Burrow Walls on the north bank of the River Derwent, half a mile from Workington.

On left side a goddess, probably Minerva, in stola stands on a pedestal and holds a shaft in her right hand, and with her left hand rests her shield upon a globe. On right side part of the figure of Hercules on a pedestal holding a club at his right flank.

Dr Lindsay Allason-Jones,Dr Roger Tomlin

translation: … and for their children, Aurelius and Secundus

From Bruce’s figure Huebner interprets as a line of lettering the decoration on the plinth below the die and on the right side.

To judge by the height of the figures sculptured on either side, about three lines of text have been lost above extant l. 1 R.P.W.

Bibliography:
• CIL vii 361 dating it to 1857
• LS 905
• Arch. Inst. Carlisle (1859), Cat. 9
• Dickinson Cumb. Westm. AAST 1st Ser. 5 (1881) 23
• Haverfield MS. x 44 with additions by J.G.C. Anderson
• Trismegistos 155299
• EDH HD070051

Richard Pearson Wright,Rev. John Collingwood Bruce
Owner Dates Owned Further Info. and Accession no. circa
The Lowther Castle Collection 1852-1970
Sotheby's London 1970-1970
Peter & Renate Nahum 1970 - Present
Title Author/Editor Year Page No. & Illustrations Attachments
Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani for Great Britain Vol II Dr Lindsay Allason-Jones 2022


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