Recontruction of Belt from Herculaneum and Pompeii in 79 AD.

[PhilusEstilius]

That is very true Adrian for the more steady type of soldier who did not gamble or booze all his pay must have invested it into his kit, and this way no one would steal his wealth. Infact when we look at the Velsen dagger and belt we even find that the guys who buried the guy in the well did not plunder his dagger, the reason being it would have stood out like a sore thumb and anyone would know you had stolen it from their dead friend.