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〈:retrogradum〉
P(ublius) C((signum))OEIVS


Translation P. Coelius (written backwards)
Findspot Pompeii, Campus ad amphitheatrum (II.7.1)
Precise Location col. LXXXII, striae 4-6
Language Latin
Writing Style Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus Textus secundum (2); mensurae secundum (4). Contulerunt Benefiel, Zimmermann Damer, et Sypniewski (AGP) a. 2019.
v. 1: trans tres strias et duas fasciolas scriptus; signum inter C et O apparet ut parva littera V supra lineam (4)
v. 1: tertia littera similis litterae T inversae apud (1)-(2), sed tectorium litteram I mostrat (4)
v. 1: P. COEL(I)VS (?) (1), P. COEL(I)VS (2)
Hic est solus titulus in columna scriptus.
Bibliography Not. Sc., 64, 1939, p. 280, nr. 240 (M. Della Corte) (1)
CIL 04, 08687 con apografo (2)
A. Varone, Titulorum graphio exaratorum qui in CIL vol. IV collecti sunt Imagines, Roma 2012, vol. I, p. 159 con foto (3)
http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167403 (4)
Link to EDR #EDR167403
Suggested Citation AGP-EDR167403, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR167403> [accessed: 02 Apr 2025]
Contributions

Editor: Rebecca Benefiel

Principal Contributor: Holly Sypniewski

Contributors: E. Zimmermann Damer, C. Creamer, M. Holcomb, M. P. Lewis, J. Rach

Last Revision: 2020-04-24

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