ROMAN LEGIONARY’S SWORD BELT TERMINAL, LATE 3RD CENTURY-EARLY 4TH CENTURY AD

Bronze, amphora form with swallow tail form end. Hand engraved with curved, chevron band and punch motifs. Crisp with a fine patina. At the time, legionary’s sword belts had split ends with two terminals. See https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Military%20Belts, 42nd image for identical examples and a very specific scholarly discussion of these. This example is just over 1 1/8 (1.16”)” long.