01-17-2008, 05:56 PM
I think you have to ask yourself if the T. Calidius Severus helmet would have had a crest that ran so far forward to almost meet the brow, and each half, front to back, would be so symmetrical. I feel otherwise, and it would be shorter at the front than the back.
You are right in saying that there are no found transverse crest holders AFAIK, but that wouldn't be too surprising given the legionary/centurion ratio IMHO. The waters can also be muddied by every helmet found with gilding or tinning is suddenly attributed to having belonged to a centurion, whereas there might never have actually been any officer helmets found at all, for all we know :roll: (that said, one of you out there is bound point to a helmet with a centurion inscribed as the owner :wink: )
Besides, here's another transverse crest on the grave stele of centurion Marcus Petronius Classicus:
http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/ ... Itemid,94/
![[Image: lg_MPetroniusClassicusd1.jpg]](http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/images/stories/imagebase/FirstnameM/lg_MPetroniusClassicusd1.jpg)
You are right in saying that there are no found transverse crest holders AFAIK, but that wouldn't be too surprising given the legionary/centurion ratio IMHO. The waters can also be muddied by every helmet found with gilding or tinning is suddenly attributed to having belonged to a centurion, whereas there might never have actually been any officer helmets found at all, for all we know :roll: (that said, one of you out there is bound point to a helmet with a centurion inscribed as the owner :wink: )
Besides, here's another transverse crest on the grave stele of centurion Marcus Petronius Classicus:
http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/ ... Itemid,94/
TARBICvS/Jim Bowers
A A A DESEDO DESEDO!
A A A DESEDO DESEDO!
