Belt Plate - 2nd/3rd century - Letter form

Roman military belt plate with hanger.

This belt plate, in the form of a letter E with loop underneath, is part of a Roman military sword belt. The full set spelled out VTERE FELIX. The first E always has a loop under it for hanging a purse or knife.

It is dated from the mid-2nd to mid-3rd century AD.
Letter 28 mm tall, total 38 mm tall.

References:
Sasa Redzic, VTERE FELIX belt sets on the territory of Viminacium, Starinar LVIII (2008).
Redzic, Viminacium, #141-142.
Feugere cites a set found in a Roman tomb in Lyon dated to 197 AD in figure 151 of Weapons of the Romans.
Roman Military Equipment, 2nd edition, figure 101, #1 these belts originate with the legions on the lower and middle Danube and in Dacia and therefore the Lyon tomb must have been of a Danubian legionary.