III 411. Chersonesos.Epitaph of Geminios, 2nd half of I - early II century C.E.
Monument
Type
Stele with relief.
Material
Marble.
Dimensions (cm)
H.40.0, W.53.3, Th.9.7.
Additional description
Upper part of a stele. The back is treated summarily.
Place of Origin
Chersonesos.
Find place
Sevastopol (Chersonesos).
Find context
Southeast sector of Chersonesos, archaeological investigation of Curtain wall 19, level of the 4th construction period, foundation of a medieval wall, masonry.
Find circumstances
Found in 2008. Excavations of V.G. Samoylenko.
Modern location
Sevastopol.
Institution and inventory
National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 105/37545.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Alpha with broken crossbar, epsilon with horizontals of equal length; serifs.
Letterheights (cm)
1.5
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
2nd half of I - early II century C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
Makarov, Samoylenko2013b, 70, № 5.
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<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Γεμίνιος
Γεμινίου
Οὐάλεντος
<lb n="2"/>υἱός ἐτῶν <num value="1"><unclear>γ</unclear></num>
</ab>
</div>
Apparatus criticus
Translation
Geminios, son of Geminios Valens, 3 years old.
© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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