Black serpentine. Transverse oval, both sides flat.  (Shape 8–9). Half the stone is broken off and missing. Chipping along the edge.

Side A: Mithras, to right, his head turned left and crowned with rays, slaying a bull with a knife. There is a scorpion below the bull, while a dog drinks its blood. A male figure (Cautes) stands on the right, wearing a short tunic and holding a torch. Below the scene: a snake. Beside Mithras' head: [φρ]ην → variant of Φρῆ.
Side B: One line of Greek inscription: αβλαναθ[αναλβα] → Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome.

Selected bibliography
• Bonner, SMA >>, 264–265; D. 69; click here for the full-text excerpt.
• Vermaseren, CIMRM >>, 394. no. 2365, fig. 659; click here for the full-text excerpt.
• Michel, DMG >>, 38.1_1.
• Mastrocinque 2014 >>, 155, no. 414; click here for the full-text excerpt.

Further resources on PP-1316
• Catalogue en ligne des Médailles et Antiques de la BnF

L. Bricault – R. Veymiers
w/ Phoinix-team, 2025

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