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Openwork sword baldric terminal, ca. 3rd century AD. The openwork letters appear to be Greek, rather than the usual Latin, but as yet no one has provided a satisfactory transcription or translation. Michaels Collection. |
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Brass legionary name tag. Dealer stock, Munich Germany. |
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Silver roundel, probably a phalera or military decoration. Dealer stock. |
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Elaborate cavalry horse pectoral, with incised decoration. Ca. 2nd century AD. Freeman & Sear inventory. |
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Marble funerary carving of a soldier wearing a paenula. Dealer stock, Munich. |
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Marble upper torso depicting muscle cuirass with square neck opening. Dealer stock, Munich. |
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Bronze patera, probably for legionary use. View from back. Private collection in Germany. |
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Oblique view of patera. |
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Top view of patera, giving overall length. |
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Side view of patera, showing unusually deep bowl. |
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End of patera handle, showing stamped name of maker: P. NAEVIO, reportedly active in central Gaul between Neronian and Flavian times. |
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Roman brass belt plate, silvered or tinned, ca. early-mid 1st century AD, depicting hunting motif. Michaels Collection. |
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Rather plain brass belt plate with peltiform terminal ends, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD. Michaels collection. |
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Bronze openwork belt plate, ca. mid 2nd century AD. Michaels Collection. |
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Bronze openwork belt plate, ca. mid 2nd century AD. Michaels Collection. |
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Simple openwork belt plate, ca, mid-late 2nd century AD. Michaels Collection. |
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Openwork plate, similar to previous. Ca. mid-late 2nd century AD. Michaels Collection. |
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Openwork belt plate with fox (or hound) chasing hare motif, mid 2nd-early 3rd century AD. Michaels Collection. |
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Hare-hound belt plate with modern replica, made by Caius Main for Legio VI Victrix. |
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Strap and / or apron terminals: From left, lunate with central pendant, brass with enamel inlay, ca. mid-1st century AD; phallix strap end, ca. 2nd century AD; apron terminal pendant, ca. 2nd century AD. Michaels Collection. |
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Brass handle, likely for a 2nd-3rd century legionary helmet. Michaels Collection. |
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Fibula pin, late 1st-2nd century AD. Michaels Collection. |
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"Propeller" military belt stiffeners, ca. AD 280-450. Michaels Collection. |
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More "propeller" stiffeners, late 3rd-5th century AD. Michaels Collection. |
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