VIII.3.9 Pompeii. Shop of Anteros? Collegium Aurificum?

Excavated 1819, 1837. (Strada dell’Abbondanza 9).

VIII.3.9 Pompeii. May 2005. East wall of shop, with VIII.3.10 on left.

At the top of the brick pilaster on the east wall, that divides VIII.3.10 and 9, can be seen a terracotta down pipe.

VIII.3.9 Pompeii, in centre. October 2023. Looking towards entrance doorway and east wall of shop. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.3.9 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.3.9 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance, looking south. On the south rear wall can be seen the site of the stairs to the upper floor.

VIII.3.9 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking south-west across shop-room. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

On the south wall the outline of the stairs to the upper floor can still be recognised.

On the west wall a high zoccolo of cocciopesto can be seen.

VIII.3.9 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking towards west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.3.9 Pompeii. October 2022. Upper west wall, detail of holes for beams to support the upper floor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.3.10 and VIII.3.9 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking south-west on Via dell’Abbondanza.

According to Della Corte, he thought the seat of the Collegium Aurificum may have been on the upper floor of VIII.3.9.

He deduced this by an electoral recommendation, mutual to all the neighbours, that was on the opposite external wall of the Building of Eumachia.

This read -

Aurifices universi rog(ant)  [CIL IV 710]

From this graffito, Della Corte states the name of the “Via degli Orefici” was given to the street in some of the old bibliographies.

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.229)

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) the graffito read as -

C(aium)  Cuspium  Pansam  aed(ilem)

aurifices  universi

rog(ant)         [CIL IV 710]