IAph: 6.3070. Edict of Maximum Prices: Chapter 70

Description: White marble panels

Text: Inscribed on the face of the panels. Bay VI, Lower Register, Left (A, B and C), Dado, Columns 1 (D 1-16) and 2 (D 16a-end)

Letters: Measurements?

Date: 301 CE (internal date)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Basilica, West Portico, Hadrianic Baths, Temple

Original location: Basilica façade, Bay VI

Last recorded location: Museum

Interpretive

Edict Chapter 70

A

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[a Roma Salo]nam [( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]
[praeter spe]cies fisc[ales quae formam suam optinent]
[a Roma G]allias [( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]
[praeter speci]es fis[cales quae formam suam optinent]
[a Roma ---]am [( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ( vac. )]
[praeter species fiscales quae formam suam optinent]

[a Roma --- ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) d]uode[cim]
[praeter species fiscales quae formam suam opt]ine<n>t
[a Roma --- ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi)] m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) dece[m ---]
[praeter species fiscales quae] formam suam [optinent]
[a Roma --- ( vac. ) in] ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) de[cem ---]
[praeter species fiscale]s quae formam s[uam optinent]
[a Roma --- ( vac. ) i]n ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) q[uattuor]
[praeter species fiscales] quae formam su[am optinent]
5[a Roma ---] ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno [(denarios) ---]
[praeter species fisca]les quae forma[m suam optinent]
[a --- ( vac. )] in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno [(denarios) ---]
[a --- ( vac. ) i]n ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) [uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]

[---] ( vac. )
[---] ( vac. )
[---] ( vac. )
[ab Alexandria --- ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) decem e]t octo
5[ab Alexandria --- ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) quat]tuor
[ab Alexandria --- ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) duo]s
[ab Alexandria --- ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]
[ab Alexandria --- ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) duod]ecim
[ab Alexandria --- ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) d]ecem et octo
10[ab Alexandria Aq]ui[leiam ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) uig]inti quattuor
[ab Alexandria A]fricam i[n ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) dece]m
[ab Alexandria Si]ciliam [( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) dece]m
[ab Alexandria The]ssalonic[am ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]
[ab Alexandriam P]amfyliam [( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]

[item] ab Oriente Salonam [( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) sedecim]
[ab Or]iente Aquileiam in ₭(astrensi) [m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) uiginti duos]
[ab Or]iente ad Africam in [₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno (denarios)] sedecim
[ab O]riente Hispaniam Tarr[aconensem ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno] ( vac. ) (denarios) uiginti
5[ab O]riente ad Beticam [( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno] ( vac. ) (denarios) uiginti [d]uos
[ab] Oriente Lysit[aniam ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno] ( vac. ) (denarios) uiginti sex
[a]b Orient[e in Gallias in] ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) [uno] ( vac. ) (denarios) uiginti quattu[or]
[a]ḅ Ọ[riente Byzantium i]n ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) [uno] ( vac. ) (denarios) duodecim
[ab Oriente Efeso i]n ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) [u]no ( vac. ) (denarios) decem
10[ab Oriente ad Siciliam i]n ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) [u]no ( vac. ) (denarios) sedecim
[--- i]n ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) [u]no ( vac. ) (denarios) octo
[--- i]n ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) [u]no ( vac. ) (denarios) duodecim
[--- i]n ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) quattuorde[cim]
[--- i]n ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) [uno ( vac. ) (denarios) se]x
15[item a? --- praeter --- o]leumqu[e ---]
[--- quae forma]m su<a>m [optinent]
[---] in ₭(astrensi) [m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]
[praeter one]ra fiscalia [quae formam suam optinent]
[a Si]cilia ad Gallias [( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]
a Sicilia Gen[u]am [( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]
item a Sardin[i]a Rom[am ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]
praeter onera fiscalia [quae formam suam optinent]
20a Sardinia in [--- ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) quattu]ordecim
a Sardinia Ge[nuam ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) un]o ( vac. ) (denarios) quattuor
a Sardinia Ṣ [--- ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]
item [a Corsica] Romam i[n ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) ---]
p[raeter] onera fiscạḷ[ia quae formam su]am optinent
[item ab Ilua] Romam [in ₭(astrensi)] m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) duos
[praeter] oner[a fiscalia] quae formam suam optinent
25[item a] Nicom[edia Efeso] ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) sex
[a Nico]media T[hessalo]nicam ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) octo
[a] Nicomedia A[chaiam] ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) octo
a Nicomedia [Salona]m ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) quattuordecim
a Nicomedia [c. 7]am ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) sedecim
30a Nicomedia [in Pamfy]liam ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) octo
[a] Nicomedia [Foenic]em ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) duodecim
[ite]m a Byzant[io Rom]am ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) decem et octo
[pr]ạẹṭẹṛ ọ[ne]ṛạ f[iscalia quae formam suam optinent]
[a Byz]ant[io Trapezunta usque] ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) de[cem et octo]
[a] B[y]ẓạṇṭịọ Amastri et Sinope
[( vac. )] Tọmis ụ[sque] ( vac. ) in ₭(astrensi) m^o(dio) uno ( vac. ) (denarios) octo
35[sup]er homi[nibus au]tem et pecoribus id obseruari debebit
[u]t homo qui[dem pr]o castrensibus modiis uiginti quinque
[equ]us uero et [mula e]t burdo et bos et asi{a}nus ( vac. ) in k(astrensibus) m^o(diis) {uno (denarios)} sexaginta
[oui]s aute[m et cap]ra{e} et porcus ( vac. ) in k(astrensibus) m^o(diis) decem inputentur.
[i]tem iṇ [na]uib[us amni]cis praeter frumenta fiscalia quae ex singulis
[urbib]us [transportan]tur quaeque formam suam optinent
[pe]r mi[li]a pass[us] [xx] [f]luuium aqua discendentis per singulos m^o(dios) ( vac. ) (denarium) unum
[aqua asc]end[entis per] milia passus XX per singulos m^o(dios) ( vac. ) (denarios) duos
[et uic]tus ( vac. ) [item] a Rabenna Aqyleiam ( vac. ) in k(astrensibus) m^o(diis) M (denariis) septe<m> milia quingentis

Diplomatic

Edict Chapter 70

A

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[.........]NAM[..............---]
[..........]CIESFISC[..........................]
[......]ALLIAS[..............---]
[............]ESFIS[...........................]
[.....---]AM[.................]
[............................................]

[.....---...............]UODE[...]
[.......................................]INET
[.....---......]M^OUNO       𐆖 DECE[.---]
[..........................]FORMAMSUAM[........]
[.....---.....]₭M^OUNO       𐆖 DE[...---]
[.....................]SQUAEFORMAMS[...........]
[.....---....]N₭M^OUNO       𐆖 Q[.......]
[......................]QUAEFORMAMSU[..........]
5[.....---]      IN₭M^OUNO[---]
[...................]LESQUAEFORMA[.............]
[.---...]IN₭M^OUNO[---]
[.---....]N₭M^O[......---]

[---]
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[---]
[............---....................]TOCTO
5[............---..................]TUOR
[............---.................]S
[............---..............---]
[............---..................]ECIM
[............---...............]ECEMETOCTO
10[..............]UI[......................]INTIQUATTUOR
[.............]FRICAMI[..............]M
[..............]CILIAM[..................]M
[...............]SSALONIC[................---]
[..............]AMFYLIAM[..............---]

[....]ABORIENTESALONAM[.....................]
[....]IENTEAQUILEIAMIN₭[...................]
[....]IENTEADAFRICAMIN[......]SEDECIM
[...]RIENTEHISPANIAMTARR[....................]       𐆖 UIGINTI
5[...]RIENTEADBETICAM[...........]       𐆖 UIGINTI[.]UOS
[..]ORIENTELYSIT[................]       𐆖 UIGINTISEX
[.]BORIENT[............]₭M^O[...]       𐆖 UIGINTIQUATTU[..]
[.]..[................]N₭M^O[...]       𐆖 DUODECIM
[...............]N₭M^O[.]NO       𐆖 DECEM
10[....................]N₭M^O[.]NO       𐆖 SEDECIM
[---.]N₭M^O[.]NO       𐆖 OCTO
[---.]N₭M^O[.]NO       𐆖 DUODECIM
[---.]N₭M^OUNO       𐆖 QUATTUORDE[...]
[---.]N₭M^O[........]X
15[.....---.......---.]LEUMQU[.---]
[---.........]MSUM[........]
[---]IN₭[........---]
[..........]RAFISCALIA[......................]
[...]CILIAADGALLIAS[..............---]
ASICILIAGEN[.]AM[..............---]
ITEMASARDIN[.]AROM[................---]
PRAETERONERAFISCALIA[......................]
20ASARDINIAIN[---....................]ORDECIM
ASARDINIAGE[..............]O       𐆖 QUATTUOR
ASARDINIA.[---..............---]
ITEM[........]ROMAMI[..........---]
P[......]ONERAFISC..[..............]AMOPTINENT
[..........]ROMAM[...]M^OUNO       𐆖 DUOS
[.......]ONER[.........]QUAEFORMAMSUAMOPTINENT
25[.....]NICOM[.........]      IN₭M^OUNO       𐆖 SEX
[.....]MEDIAT[.......]NICAM      IN₭M^OUNO       𐆖 OCTO
[.]NICOMEDIAA[......]      IN₭M^OUNO       𐆖 OCTO
ANICOMEDIA[......]M      IN₭M^OUNO       𐆖 QUATTUORDECIM
ANICOMEDIA[·······]AM      IN₭M^OUNO       𐆖 SEDECIM
30ANICOMEDIA[.......]LIAM      IN₭M^OUNO       𐆖 OCTO
[.]NICOMEDIA[......]EM      IN₭M^OUNO       𐆖 DUODECIM
[...]MABYZANT[.....]AM      IN₭M^OUNO       𐆖 DECEMETOCTO
[..]......[..]..F[.............................]
[....]ANT[.................]      IN₭M^OUNO       𐆖 DE[.........]
[.]B[.]......AMASTRIETSINOPE
[...]T.MIS.[....]      IN₭M^OUNO       𐆖 OCTO
35[...]ERHOMI[.......]TEMETPECORIBUSIDOBSERUARIDEBEBIT
[.]THOMOQUI[.....]OCASTRENSIBUSMODIISUIGINTIQUINQUE
[...]USUEROET[.....]TBURDOETBOSETASIANUS      INKM^OUNO 𐆖 SEXAGINTA
[...]SAUTE[......]RAEETPORCUS      INKM^ODECEMINPUTENTUR
[.]TEMI.[..]UIB[......]CISPRAETERFRUMENTAFISCALIAQUAEEXSINGULIS
[.....]US[...........]TURQUAEQUEFORMAMSUAMOPTINENT
[..]RMI[..]APASS[.....]LUUIUMAQUADISCENDENTISPERSINGULOSM^O      UNUM
[.......]END[........]MILIAPASSUSXXPERSINGULOSM^O       𐆖 DUOS
[.....]TUS      [....]ARABENNAAQYLEIAM      INKM^OMSEPTEMILIAQUINGENTIS

Apparatus

D35, line 7 : superscript O of mo(dius) omitted by MHC 2023, p. 118

Bibliography

Recorded: Jacopi, 1937-38 Museum 164; New York University expedition 62.266 A, 67.300, 69.221, 1969.222, 70.271, 70.405B, 71.183, 71.486, 72.35, 72.37, 72.219

Publication: Jacopi, 1940 2; Erim and Reynolds, 1970 ; Erim and Reynolds, 1973 ; Reynolds, 1989 231, whence PHI Aphrodisias 77; Crawford, 2023 Chapter 3