Bronze, 1 5/8” height. An
S with serifs. The back with lugs to be mounted to the belt. From 190-230 AD, Roman Legionaries commonly wore belts with Latin mottoes spelled out in the attached letters.
VTERE FELIX (roughly, Happy Life) was the most common. This is a letter
S from such a belt. It is just under 1 5/8” high, with large serifs as is typical. The flat back has rivet stems to attach it to the belt. Detailed information on these belts with illustrations of matching examples can be found at
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Military%20Belts.
