VII.4.60 Pompeii. Shop of Saturninus, negotiator aerarius.

Linked to VII.4.61. Excavated 1832, 1837. (Strada della Fortuna 3).

VII.4.60 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance, looking south to rear wall with blocked doorway to VII.4.59.

On the pilaster between VII.4.60 and 61 (on the right), an inscription painted in red was found -

C(aium)  Cuspium  Pansam

aed(ilem)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)  o(ro) v(os)  f(aciatis)  Saturninus

cum discentes  rog(at)      [CIL IV 275]

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi.  (p.145)   PAH II, 224; III, 115 (dated 17th March 1831) and 116.

VII.4.60-61 Pompeii. 1829. Inscriptions as printed in BdI.

These are recorded as two inscriptions in C.I.L., as CIL IV 275 and CIL IV 276.

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1829. p. 148.

See Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum Vol. IV, 1871. Berlin: Reimer. p. 22 and p. 194..

VII.4.60-61 Pompeii. Inscription as recorded in CIL IV 275.

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this reads

C(aium) Cuspium Pansam

aed(ilem) d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) Saturninus

cum discentes rog(at)       [CIL IV 275 (p 194) = D 06419e]

VII.4.60-61 Pompeii. Inscription as recorded in CIL IV 276.

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this reads

C(aium) Calventium Sit[3]

IIvir(um) i(ure) d(icundo)       [CIL IV 276]

VII.4.60/61 Pompeii. July 2008.

Looking north to rear of pilaster with downpipe, between VII.4.60 and VII.4.61.

Photo courtesy of Barry Hobson.

VII.4.60/61 Pompeii. Bronze double herm. One of eight found here.

On one side a young Dionysus with shoulder length curls and hair tie.

On the other side a satyr. 

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 5074.

See Staub-Gierow M., 2000. Casa della Parete Nera: Hauser in Pompeji 10. Munchen: Hirmer, p. 21, taf. 271-274.