VaticanDate of Issue: 27th May 2025
three stamps (0.10 ; 0.15 & 1.30 €)
the stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps
The ‘Europe 2025’ series consists of three values and depicts details of some finds discovered in the Vatican during excavations in 1941 at the level of the ancient Constantinian Basilica and more recently in the cemetery area of the ancient Via Triumphalis. To the former belongs the so-called Sarcophagus of Jonah, on the sides of which are carved the figures of the Apostles Peter and Paul, depicted on the 0.10 and 0.15 euro values respectively. To the Necropolis on the Via Triumphalis belongs the aedicule of Tiberius Natronius Venustus, depicted in the €1.30 value. It is named after the child who was buried there and whose beautiful marble portrait has been preserved in excellent condition.
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