Roman Aquilifer Legio XIV Gemina 1st Century AD
Unpainted Tin Figure
1:32 Scale
Manufacturer: Handmade
Material: Tin
Historical reference
An aquilifer was a soldier signifer bearing the eagle standard of a Roman legion. The name derives from the type of standard, aquila meaning "eagle" (which was the universal type used since 106 BC), and fers, related to the Latin word for bringing or carrying. Before that time, the wolf, boar, bull and horse were also used. The eagle standard was the most important possession of the legion, and its loss was a terrible disgrace.
The aquila emblem generally had up-raised wings surrounded by a laurel wreath. It was mounted on a narrow trapezoidal base and mounted on a pole that was held aloft.
The aquilifer's position was accordingly one of enormous prestige, and he was ranked immediately below the centurions and above the optiones, receiving twice the pay of an ordinary legionary (Brunt 1950). Aquilifer carried a small circular shield called a parma that could be strapped on if his hands were already full (Allen 1908).
Aquilifers were very easily recognizable not only because of their standard but because they always wore a type of fur: as wolf fur was worn by the vexillarius and bear fur by the signifer, a lion fur was given to the aquilifers. The furs were worn as capes with the head of the animal strapped to the helmet of the bearer.
We accept only PayPal
We ship WORLDWIDE.
We will ship your purchase to your eBay address using AIRMAIL with TRACKING NUMBER. Usually we ship the items the same or the next day after the payment is fully received. The parcel will leave our country (Ukraine) directly from our town (Kiev) without waiting local delivery inside country.
All the discounts are given by request.
Average delivery time is 7 - 15 BUSINESS DAYS.
If you did not receive your package within the estimated date as stated in our shipping terms, we'll contact the post office and let you know the whereabouts of your package and assure to refund you 100% if the package is lost.
Always make sure contact us before opening a dispute/case or leaving a negative/neutral feedback.
As always, your satisfaction is very important to us.
The satisfaction of all our customers is very important for us, so we are waiting for your feedbacks after the delivery.
If something is wrong, please, contact us before leaving the negative feedback and we will no doubt settle all the cases.
We respond to most messages within few hours and all within 24 hours. We are here to assist you. Message us for all questions you have.
With love from Ukraine