Belgrade Museum of Military History Gladius

[Tarbicus]

Well, my mate just came through with the goods - beer owed methinks. I imagine 'case' mans 'scabbard'.

Sword - Gladius
Dubravica ( is a some place in north Serbia ), digging of Danube, present length 68 cm, length without the handle 55cm , width 22cm.

Sword was found together with KANIJOM ( the case) which has the wooden cover supported with the structure of iron plate with engraving around the top section with flower motives done in "opus interasile" technique.
Engraving for fittings was done later in copper. What make it special is the sign , which is engraved with sharp object on iron plate closer to mouth/ opening of KANIJA (the case) .
The text was written in two rows : ANIVALVC L A IIII . Frist row is solders KOMGOMEN ( no idea what is this) whom this sword belongs to - Anivalus , know as Hanibal.
In bottom section there is a sign of regiment-legion which this solder was a part of : I ( evis) A ( rmatura) Legionis) IIII ( Scythica).
Sign on KANIJA ( the case ) show as well that soldier was a part of special forces PESADIJA ( which is Serbian military word for ground combat division with light armament which task was to work as a border police unit in this Danube area.