Late Roman Military Belt Mount Set. 4th-5th century A.D. A suite of bronze military belt mounts comprising: twelve 'propeller' mounts with incised concentric rings; two rectangular mounts with one thick ribbed edge, incised triangles and ring-and-dot motifs; a strap end with volute scrolled openwork panel, D-shaped finial with concentric rings, rectangular plate with fixing holes; buckle comprising a square plate with incised concentric rings, loop with confronted horse-head ornament. Cf. Bishop, M.C. & Coulston, J.C.N., Roman Military Equipment From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, London, 1993, figs.141, 142. 255 grams total, 55-74 mm (2 1/8 - 2 7/8 in.) Acquired from Munich, Germany, late 1990s. Property of an East London gentleman. [16]

Fine condition.