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Offline Rugser

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Rings VII, XLII, XLVII
« on: December 17, 2011, 09:07:03 am »
They are these rings of the legionarius?
VII ; XLII ; XLVII   ??? ???
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Re: Rings VII, XLII, XLVII
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2011, 10:38:14 am »
All definitely Roman in shape, and I can think of no other possible explanation than legionary affiliation for those Roman numerals.
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Re: Rings VII, XLII, XLVII
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2011, 04:02:16 am »
The only problem is that there were never any legions numbered above XXX (XXX Ulpia Victrix under Trajan and an earlier XXX under Caesar I think).  I have never seen the number for a Cohort or a cavalry Ala higher than XXXII either.  So I think you will have to look for another explanation.

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