ANCIENT ROMAN BRONZE MILITARY DIPLOMA
EUROPE, JUNE 21ST 159 A.D.
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
Auction: 13 March 2025 from 13:00 GMT
Description
bronze, a fragment of a Roman military diploma dating to June 21st 159 A.D., from the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, it was granted to a Thracian named Dese, son of Deso in the province of Pannonia Superior, the reverse lists seven witnesses
Dimensions
9.5 x 6.4cm
Provenance
Peter Weiß, Germany, acquired between 1967 and 2015
Footnote
Published:
P. Holder, Roman Military Diplomas V (2006), p. 848, No. 424.
Peter Weiß, Chiron 29 (1999), pp. 152-153.