Austria / Slovakia JOINT Issue -

" ROMAN EXCAVATIONS."

MNH ~ Miniature Sheet !

MS shows roads from Roman Empire between Spain & India.

The present commemorative block is a joint issue with the Republic of Slovakia, and has as its subject matter the two historically important Roman excavations on each side of the border, Carnuntum and Gerulata.

Carnuntum - Limes Romanus Gerulata: archaeology, roman excavations. Twin issue.
Identical stamps in a souvenir sheet.

A) Roman legion soldier in front of the arch (gate) Heathen Gate, 4th century AD, built by Emperor Constantinus II (337-361) at Carnuntum (now village of Petronell in Austria).

B) Horse rider and sculpture from a tombstone of an older Roman graveyard (4th century AD) found in Gerulata (close to today's Bratislava, Slovakia).

Miniature sheet shows an old map showing roads from the Roman empire between Spain and India, in the background.

Year: 2009.

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