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LOT 0139
Fragment of a Roman Bronze Military Diploma Granted by Emperor Domitian
95-96 A.D.
1 7/8 in. (17 grams, 48 mm).
A rectangular plaque with three holes, one original one and two from later reuse; obverse with five lines of text with well engraved letters: (1) [IMP(erator) CAESAR DIVI] VESPASIANI [F(ilius) DOMITIANVS] / (2) [AVGVSTVS GERMANI]CVS PONTIFEX M[AXIMVS TRIB(unicia) / (3) [POTESTAT(e) XV I]MP(erator) XXII CO(n)S(ul) XVII [CENSOR PERPETVVS P(ater) P(atriae)] / (4) [EQVITIBVS ET PED]ITIBVS QVO MIL[ITANT IN ---] / (5) [--- ET C]OHORTIBVS DE[CEM ---]. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a European gentleman, formed since the 1990s, acquired on the German art market.
PublishedYe, D. and P. Rothenhöfer, A new fragment of a military diploma issued under emperor Domitian probably for a soldier of the exercitus provinciae Moesiae superioris, Journal for Ancient History and Archaeology, 2027, forthcoming.
FootnotesIssued for a member of a cohors, an auxiliary unit probably from the province of Moesia superior; granted by Domitian between 1 January AD 95 and his death at 18 September 96.
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LOT 0139
Fragment of a Roman Bronze Military Diploma Granted by Emperor Domitian
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Hollow-formed with a later inset cabochon to the bezel. 3.11 grams, 21.73 mm overall, 16.44 x 14.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/2, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
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2nd century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £190
Rectangular in profile with stepped base and capital; dished socket to the upper face; incised rectangular panel to obverse with six lines of inscription in sans-serif capitals: 'SERAPI DEO / MAGNO / SACRVM / C. PETRONVS / C. F. VEL / PAETUS' (Sacred to the great god Serapis, G(aius) Petron(i)us Paetus, son of Gaius, (enrolled in the) tribus Velina). 9.1 kg, 26.5 cm
Acquired at auction in London, December 1993. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hampshire, UK; formed since the 1950s. Accompanied by copies of Roger Tomalin's article in Britannia, in which this altar is published. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton.
When the Britannia article was published in 2000, there was only one other dedication to the god Serapis known from Britain, found at York (p.448). Meanwhile, the Roman Inscriptions of Britain database records five entries. The altar was said to have been found in Yorkshire, although this is disputed. The dedicant possessed Roman citizenship, and he provides his name on this altar with all elements like praenomen, filiation, and tribus. This onomastic observation points to the end of the first century or the first half of the second century A.D. -
Roman Iron Nail and Other Artefact Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Group of ferrous items, including nails, and other items. 280 grams total, 19-85 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
