peashooter85:The Sword of TiberiusA Mainz type Roman gladius excavated near Mainz, Germany. Dated to
peashooter85:The Sword of TiberiusA Mainz type Roman gladius excavated near Mainz, Germany. Dated to the 1st century AD. This object illustrates the ceding of military victory to Augustus by Tiberius after a successful Alpine campaign. Augustus is shown semi-nude, and sits in the pose of Jupiter, flanked by Victory and Mars Ultor (‘the Avenger’), while Tiberius, in military dress, presents Augustus with a statuette of Victory. The shield on which the seated figure rests his left arm is inscribed in Latin, Felicitas Tiberi, while the shield held by Victory nears the legend, Vic[toria] Aug[usti].from The British Museum -- source link