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Belt Mount, Celtic Trumpets, ca. 2nd Cent. AD

Copper alloy; 28mm/8.6gm

Con/ As Cast; three attachment rivets on the reverse, some roughness on the patina.

Ref/ A&L, AA 8.34 var.

Seller's Note/ Shortly after the Romans added the the provinces of Dalmatia and Moesia Superior to their growing empire, they began to recruit the local Celtic peoples into their armies. This belt mount, with its sinuous shape of two intertwined trumpets, is reflective of their own background and influence. FYI - The ancient Celts always blew battle horns before going into battle. Hence, wearing similar trumpets on their belt was a certain sign of being ready to go into war.