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A236 - Officer of the Auxiliary Legion II Adiutrix

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EK castings A236 - Officer of the Auxiliary Legion II Adiutrix, end of the 1st to the 2nd century
 
II Auxiliary (Adjutrix) legion (Legio II Adjutrix Iterum Pia Fidelis) was formed under Emperor Vespasian in the year 70. "Auxiliary" (Adjutrix - assistant) - indicates the military unit created at a difficult time to assist the active forces. The Legion counted up to 5 thousand foreigners and up to 3 hundred cavalrymen. Legion's emblem was the winged horse Pegasus.
 
The officer wears a bronze helmet with a crest of alternating rows of red and blue feathers. Nashchniki also close and ears, which is typical for cavalry helmets. The body's protection is a leather corset subarmale with strips of pterygas framing the waist and shoulders. The chest is decorated with awards - silver phaler and gold hryvnia. Red belt sashes are decorated with bronze pads. Tunic and pants are blue. Shield - scutum hexagonal form of red color, decorated with a superimposed copper ornament. Dolphins, wrapping the Neptune tridents, serve as a reminder of the marine origin of the legion.