Anybody Know What This Is? SpQR Brass Medal

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travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 08/22/2020 7:58 pm I am very curious to know what this is. It's 6" and made of brass. Some type of decoration? Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/22/2020 8:20 pm Cool looking piece, but I don't believe it's ancient. Looks like a modern decoration. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 08/23/2020 12:28 am My guess would be a piece of kit, either for armour or more likely for a horse, made by a historical re-enactor. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/23/2020 05:09 am Other side? I see a big letter M and letters above that. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 08/23/2020 08:19 am It's a hanger for a WWII-era Italian Fascist dagger scabbard. Mussolini and his mob co-opted symbols of the Roman Empire for propaganda purposes. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthope...agger-w-spqr Edited by Kushanshah 08/23/2020 08:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 08/23/2020 09:32 am Thanks guys, a cool piece of history. Kushanshah it's amazing that you would know that. Edited by travelcoin 08/23/2020 10:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 08/23/2020 10:12 am I can't take credit. I thought it looked like it had some age and remembered the fascists' fondness for Roman symbolism. Google did the rest. Report this Post to the Staff
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