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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE MILITARY DIPLOMA
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The second sheet (tabella II) of a diploma, the inner side stating that it was awarded to an infantryman named C. Valerianus(?) Alexandros, son of Caius, of Crem(ona), who served with the 1st cohort under T. Passenius Pavius (of Acis), awarded on October 5th, in the year when Saxa and Verus were consuls; on the outer side are the names of the seven witnesses: Q. Hortensi Diadumeni; M. Ulpi Charitoni; C. Qunti Epaphroditi; Q. Caecili Silvestri; M. Sentili Iasi; Ti. Claudi Chresimi; and C. Calpurni Pamphili
5½ in. (14 cm) wide
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The second sheet (tabella II) of a diploma, the inner side stating that it was awarded to an infantryman named C. Valerianus(?) Alexandros, son of Caius, of Crem(ona), who served with the 1st cohort under T. Passenius Pavius (of Acis), awarded on October 5th, in the year when Saxa and Verus were consuls; on the outer side are the names of the seven witnesses: Q. Hortensi Diadumeni; M. Ulpi Charitoni; C. Qunti Epaphroditi; Q. Caecili Silvestri; M. Sentili Iasi; Ti. Claudi Chresimi; and C. Calpurni Pamphili
5½ in. (14 cm) wide