Imaginifer
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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 imago was a three-dimensional portrait made from beaten metal. It was carried only in the leading cohort.
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Headstone of Aurelius Diogenes, with inscription D:M:AV(re)LIUS:DIOGENES:IMAGINIFER (To the spirits of the departed, Aurelius Diogenes, standard bearer).
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- ^ Yann Le Bohec (28 October 2013). The Imperial Roman Army. Routledge. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-1-135-95513-7.