Classis soldier tombstone discovered close to Ravenna

(OK, I confess, I found the site while searching for the current Trivia answer...)

Warning: the site is heavy with pop-ups and ads, but there are nice images.

Dated to the 1st century AD, the tombstone of the "classiarius" that was found in the Classe necropolis last September is a large marble monolith more than one m. height. The front shows "the first image discovered about the appearance of a fleet (classis) soldier of Ravenna. All the other tombstones revealed in this port city, in fact, portray people dressed with togas."

"The tombstone of a young roman sailor perfectly dressed as a roman soldier, with armour, sword and sandals; the right hand holds a supposed javelin (pilum) and on the left one holds the paludamentum."

"The incomplete inscription... reports the soldier's name "MON(?)US (?) CAPITO" and his career status of an Optio, that was in service on a liburna, a small ship used for recognitions and to fight pirates, called AURATA (golden). The monument was commissioned by Cocneus, probably one of his collegues.
The tombstone is very rare due to the extremely detailed portray that, even if relatively small, shows the true face of the defunct with his bowl haircut and the typical child appearance a common detail in the Julio-Claudian period. The soldier wears a muscle cuirass with pteruges on the shoulders and fringed striped military skirt. Also a gladius is visible and the caligae are shown over the feet. A curiosity is the long trasversal belt that is supposed not to hold a weapon, probably a militar decoration."