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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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Opening Bid: £5
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