Have you ever seen a find like this

[Marcus Iulius Audax]

Hello Stefano,

I have some context information (for example findspot, dating of the site and so on) but I would like to withhold most of it at the moment in order to get objective opinions.
The object is a find from a Roman military site.

Your question about the material is legitimate and I simply forgot to write it in my first post.
Your guess was completely right and the object is made of bronze.

I also have already some ideas what it might be but I hold my tongue for the same reasons as mentioned above.

Marco