Imaginifer

Headstone of , with inscription D:M:AV(re)LIUS:DIOGENES:IMAGINIFER (To the spirits of the departed, Aurelius Diogenes, standard bearer)

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The imaginifer was one of the signiferi in a legion in the times of the Roman Empire, who carried the imago—the image—of the emperor.^[1]

The imaginifer was added to the ranks of the legions when the Imperial Cult was first established during the reign of Augustus.^{[citation needed]} The image was a three-dimensional portrait made from beaten metal. It was carried only in the leading cohort.

See also[]

• Aquilifer
• Signifer
• Vexillarius
• Draconarius

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