The ornate decoration on this scabbard celebrates Julio-Claudian military successes in Germany. In the central scene, Germanicus, who was granted public honours in AD 17, hands the enthroned Tiberius a figure of victory. Augustus is depicted in the roundel below, emphasising a link to the founder of the principate. The images stresses harmony and order. In reality, the troops had mutinied at Tiberius' accession, preferring Germanicus as princeps.
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