Roman Neck Ring | Reenactment Jewellery

A replica of the Roman neck ring with an inscription from the Military group of the Roman period. The neck ring shows a mushroom-shaped rivet and a cut-out hole of identical shape at the left end. The rims of the obverse are lined with short notches and small punched circles as well as cube eyes in the area of the thickening. There is a stamped inscription ‘FELICES TVN’ on the obverse. Torcs, originally the neck rings of Celtic warriors, are documented as military awards in the Roman army since Republican times. They were usually worn over the breastplate armor. Gold and silver neck rings are also mentioned as an accouterment of the Draconiarii, the bearers of the Draco standard. The rings were used as a cohort field sign until late antiquity.

The inscription FELICES TVN probably refers to the auxiliary unit of the Sagittarii Tungri mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum. It is, therefore, the only military insignia of a standard bearer known historically.

* This description was provided to us by an Italian archaeologist Michele Angiulli.