Bronze military diploma fragment

Unknown

248 CE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

The diploma was issued on January 7, A.D. 248 to a Praetorian named Victor at the end of his term of service as one of the Imperial Guard. It was issued in the names of the emperor Philippus (Philip the Arab, r. A.D. 244–249) and his son (Philip the Younger, r. A.D. 247–249), granting Victor the right of marriage.

Artist

Unknown

Date

248 CE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1923