Extracted Text

Koine Greek

τρόπον οὐδὲ μην λοιπάς δραχμὰς τετρα τὰ προγεγραμένα ἔτους πέμπτου Οὐαλεριανοῦ καὶ Πουπλίου Μεγίστων Εὐσεβῶν ἐπιφανεστάτου α̣ν̣ου ε

Latin

Apparatus

Translation

The manner neither of the month nor the remaining drachmas of the four that are written down in the year of the fifth of Valerian and of Publius, of the greatest of the pious, of the most illustrious.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

τ̣ρ[ό]πον οὐδὲ μην̣[
λοι]πὰς δραχμὰς τετρα[
τ]ὰ προγεγραμένα̣ ε̣[
]αν. ἔτους πέμπ̣[του
Οὐαλεριανοῦ καὶ Π[ουπλίου
Μεγίστων Εὐσεβῶ[ν
ἐπιφανεσ[τάτου
]α̣ν̣ου ε̣ ε[
πρό]κ̣ε̣ι̣τ̣αι καὶ ε̣[

Extracted Latin Text

Οὐαλεριανοῦ καὶ Π[ουπλίου Μεγίστων Εὐσεβῶ[ν

English Translation

"... manner nor indeed ...
... remaining drachmas four ...
... the aforementioned ...
... year fifth ...
... of Valerian and Publius ...
... of the Greatest, Most Pious ...
... most illustrious ...
... is set forth and also ..."

Notes:

• The text is fragmentary and incomplete, making a precise translation difficult.
• "Οὐαλεριανοῦ" (Valerianou) refers to Valerian, likely the Roman Emperor Valerian (253–260 AD).
• "Πουπλίου" (Poupliou) is the Greek transliteration of the Latin name "Publius."
• "Μεγίστων Εὐσεβῶν" (Megiston Eusebon) translates as "of the Greatest, Most Pious," a common honorific title used for Roman emperors.
• "ἐπιφανεστάτου" (epiphanestatou) means "most illustrious."
• "δραχμὰς" (drachmas) refers to the ancient Greek currency.
• "προγεγραμένα" (progegramena) means "previously written" or "aforementioned."