Published Fragment of a Military Diploma with the Names of Consuls Niger and Celer

Culture: Roman

Period: around 125 A.D.

Material: Bronze

Dimensions: 6.6 cm x 5.2 cm

Price: 1 400 Euro

Ref: 3452

Provenance: From the German collection Peter Weiß, acquired between 1967 and 2015. With a copy of the publication of 2002.

Condition: Fragment

Description: Military diploma of an auxiliary unit from the time of Emperor Hadrian, which reveals a previously unknown pair of suffect consuls, namely Niger and Celer. This allows for a dating to the year 125 A.D. The present fragment is from the right side of Tabella I. According to the publication of the previous owner, one of the two consuls was Tiberius Lartidius Celer. Published in: P. Holder “Roman Military Diplomas V” (2006), p. 766, no. 365. As well as in: Werner Eck, Peter Weiß “Chiron 32”, 2002, p. 475-478.