Ancient Graffiti Project :: Graffito Information

Anthus
Cosini (:Cossini) 〈:servus〉
LIHSTI
ATOR

Symbol	Meaning
ABC	Letters whose reading is clear but meaning is incomprehensible
(:abc)	Gives standard spelling to explain non-standard text in an inscription (used by EDR and AGP)
〈:abc〉	Explanation of editor, either subaudible word or regarding the layout of the text, e.g.〈:col. I〉 (used by EDR and AGP)

Translation	Anthus, slave of Cosinius (?), (...other letters here...)
Findspot	Pompeii, Campus ad amphitheatrum (II.7.1) Location metadata ➜
Precise Location	col. CV, stria 2
Language	Latin
Writing Style	Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus	Textus secundum (4), mensurae secundum (2). Periit (3)(4). Contulerunt et Benefiel et Sypniewski (AGP) ex apographo apud (3) a. 2019. v. 2: COS(S)INI (SERVUS) (1)-(2). vv. 3-4: DIISTL / ATOR (1), LIHSTL / ATOR = DEST(I)L(L)ATOR sensu obscoeno (2) vv. 3-4: verba cum fine in -TIATOR infrequentia sunt, exemplum notissimum NEGOTIATOR est. DISTIATOR, ut scriptum et visum in apographo apud (3), sensu eget. In eadem columna EDR168362, EDR168358, EDR168357, EDR168348, EDR168349, EDR168347, EDR168345, EDR077698, EDR168341
Bibliography	Not. Sc., 64, 1939, p. 292, nr. 330 (M. Della Corte) (1) CIL 04, 08760 (2) A. Varone, Titulorum graphio exaratorum qui in CIL vol. IV collecti sunt Imagines, Roma 2012, vol. I, p. 179 con apografo (3) http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR168362 (4)
Link to EDR	#EDR168362
Suggested Citation	AGP-EDR168362, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR168362> [accessed: 25 Aug 2025]
Contributions	Editor: Rebecca Benefiel Principal Contributor: Holly Sypniewski Contributors: E. Zimmermann Damer, C. Creamer, M. Holcomb, M. P. Lewis, J. Rach Last Revision: 2022-02-24