652. Dedication to Iuno Regina - Alcains, Castelo Branco
Description
Iunoni • reginae / (circulus) sacrum (circulus)/ Lic(inius) • Serenianus • v(ir) • c(larissimus) • et/ Varinia • Flaccina • c(larissima) • f(emina)/ pro • salute • filiae • suae/ Variniae • Serenae/ dicaverunt
Code
652
Title
652. Dedication to Iuno Regina - Alcains, Castelo Branco
Text of the inscription
Iunoni • reginae / (circulus) sacrum (circulus)/ Lic(inius) • Serenianus • v(ir) • c(larissimus) • et/ Varinia • Flaccina • c(larissima) • f(emina)/ pro • salute • filiae • suae/ Variniae • Serenae/ dicaverunt
Other name
Iunoni reginae sacrum Licinius Serenianus vir clarissimus et Varinia Flaccina clarissima femina pro salute filiae suae Variniae Serenae dicaverunt
Textual source
CILAE 2047
Number of deities
1
Theonym 1
Onomastic attribute 1
Institutions and individuals involved
2
Dedicant/s
Other individuals
Terminus post quem
200
Terminus ante quem
250
Location
Topographic context
Hübner placed it in the town of Alange, in the hermitage of San Bartolomé (today “Cristo de los Baños”), next to the Roman baths, serving as the base for an altar. Some reports from the 19th century placed it in Botuna (site of Valle de Santa Ana) but it has been observed that there is evidence of the piece from the 16th century in Alange.
Place of conservation
It is preserved in the courtyard of the spa.
Condition of conservation
In private land/farm
Support
Altar
CIL
CIL II, 1024
AE
AE 1972, 245 = AE 1997, 805
Further bibliography
ILS 3106
H. Gimeno, “El "peñasco" de Alange (Badajoz) (CIL II 1024)”, REEx 53, 1997, 15-29.
H. Gimeno, “El "peñasco" de Alange (Badajoz) (CIL II 1024)”, REEx 53, 1997, 15-29.
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Last update
17/05/2022
Author
Lorenzo Pérez Yarza (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)