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- ↑ Zaninović, Marin (July 2008). "Beneficiarii consularis in the territory of the Delmatae". Contributions of Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb. Zagreb, Croatia: Institute of Archaeology. 24 (1): 181–182. ISSN 1330-0644.
