Phalera discovered at Vindolanda

A group of amateur archaeologists have discovered a Roman phalera (military decoration) at Vindolanda, near Hadrian’s Wall. It depicted the head of Medusa. They also discovered other artifacts during their recent excavation: Samian pottery, a copper alloy spoon, and other items (see the video below).

Here’s a Roman with his phalerae, usually worn on the breastplates during parade.

 https://arkeonews.net/volunteer-archaeologists-discovered-a-1900-year-old-silver-military-decoration-in-vindolanda/

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalera_(military_decoration)

Here is a good article on phalerae:

https://www.romanoimpero.com/2019/04/le-falere-romane-phalerae.html?m=1