Part of a sheet of tax receipts from Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome, recording payments to Aurelius Dioskoros and his fellow collectors of money taxes for the crown tax levied for the prefect. One payment of 40 drachmas was made by Antonia and another of 212 drachmas by Flavius […], in AD 188.
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[Year 2…], paid to Dioskoros and partners, collectors of money taxes, Phaophi […], Antonia […] for […] and other apportioned levies of the crown tax for the most illustrious prefect, 40 drachmas, total 40 drachmas.
Year 28 of Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Caesar the lord, Pauni 14. Flavius […]os paid to Aurelius Dioskoros and partners, collectors of money taxes of Philadelphia, for […] apportioned levy of the crown tax […] 4 drachmas, in accordance with the orders of the most illustrious prefect, 212 drachmas, total 212 drachmas. I, Pasis, have signed.
The crown tax (stephanos, aurum coronarium) was originally a gift of gold crowns to rulers, later a regular levy. Year 28 of Commodus, Pauni 14 corresponds to 8 June 188.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Erheberquittung über Zahlung der Kranzspende (Aurum Coronarium) - Quittungsbogen). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.