Roman gladius?

[Lucius Aurelius Metellus]

I know! What gets me is the fact that the seller is willing to provide the "documentation of provenance" of the swords, but it is awful funny that two swords in such spectacular shape for their age have not been published in some of the well known archaelogical books and publications. Nor have any similar examples ever been excavated anywhere else, at least not to my knowledge. Like I stated in my previous post, I am definitely no expert, I would call myself a relative "dummy" compared to some of my friends here on RAT, but even this "dummy" is smart enough to be wary of such "deals" as those two swords! <p>Lucius Aurelius Metellus, miles gregarius, Secunda Brittanica</p><i></i>