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Roman Military Bronze Beneficiarius Insignia Mount Roman Military Bronze Beneficiarius Insignia Mount Roman Military Bronze Beneficiarius Insignia Mount
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LOT 0940

Roman Military Bronze Beneficiarius Insignia Mount

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (17.7 grams, 56 mm).

With tapering and collared median spine, two lateral D-shaped flanges with bean-shaped voids. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Graham Slater (1924-2024) collection, Cambridge, UK; his collection assembled since the 1980s.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

See Webster, G., The Roman Imperial Army of the First and Second Centuries, Oklahoma, 1998, p.139, for discussion.

Footnotes

The Beneficiarius was a specially-commissioned soldier whose duties would include undertaking a specific role such as military police. The insignia included a disc with spikes and two circular holes, shown on a military altar.

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LOT 0940

Roman Military Bronze Beneficiarius Insignia Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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