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Does anyone know or is there a known symbol for
Legio XI Claudia Pia Fidelis.
Legio X Fretensis has a trireme, boar, etc
Legio VIII Augusta has a bull
I am having a scutum made and wanted to use the Dubitatus shield boss as an idea and put whatever symbols of Legio XI CPF on there.
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Paolo
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Since this legion was originally constituted by Caesar, its emblem may have been a bull, but this symbol has not been found yet. Instead, the soldiers appear to have worn badges showing the sea god Neptune. An alternative emblem may have been the she-wolf with the twins Romulus and Remus.
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Here you can see coins of Gallienus, featuring Neptune and a boar (presumably, in error) for Leg XI. I am not familiar with other evidence that would support the statements in the secondary sources for the alleged symbols of the legion.
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On that note...II Trajana Fortis's symbol is thought to have been that of Hercules. Has anyone seen this iconography translated into something useable on a vexillum?
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