11-13-2010, 02:00 PM
Both of the men whose stelae I linked to were members of Legio XIIII GMV and I believe that there is further evidence for the capricorn being the totem animal of that legion. Both of these are frontal images and suggest a foreshortened embossed of a leaping capricorn. However, a coin minted for the legion at sometime during the third century AD, showed a standard from the side and showed the full front half of the capricorn projecting from the standard. Now, I am not suggesting that the third century AD standard resembled one of two centuries earlier anything more than superficially, but it is interesting nonetheless.
Ours can be seen here: http://www.romanarmy.net/images/Pages/p ... st_jpg.htm
here: http://www.romanarmy.net/images/Pages/p ... rk_jpg.htm
here: http://www.romanarmy.net/images/Pages/p ... 02_jpg.htm
and here: http://www.romanarmy.net/Rome%202008/Pa ... us_JPG.htm
For a material, I wold suggest that tinned brass would be consistent with normal Roman practice.
Crispvs
Ours can be seen here: http://www.romanarmy.net/images/Pages/p ... st_jpg.htm
here: http://www.romanarmy.net/images/Pages/p ... rk_jpg.htm
here: http://www.romanarmy.net/images/Pages/p ... 02_jpg.htm
and here: http://www.romanarmy.net/Rome%202008/Pa ... us_JPG.htm
For a material, I wold suggest that tinned brass would be consistent with normal Roman practice.
Crispvs
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