The
right-hand side of a diptych which contains the whole of the right-hand column
of a letter from Iustinus to Cerialis. This seems to be guaranteed by the
presence of notches in the right-hand edge and it is therefore odd that we seem
to have lost one or two letters at the ends of some of the lines (cf. 215.6). We
can only assume that a small amount of the leaf has been lost by abrasion.
Iustinus does not appear elsewhere, but his use of the terms
"... I have the greatest pleasure in bringing to your notice. I pray, my lord and brother, that you enjoy good health and the best of fortune. Greet from me our friend Vindex and your boys. (Back) To Flavius Cerialis, prefect of the cohort, from Iustinus his colleague."
For the phrase cf. Pliny,