12-13-2008, 07:16 PM
Quote:The Italic A also has a "pop-out" brow piece, hammered from the bowl and with the typical circular ends about the temples.Yes, I'd say you're on to something there, Tarbicus :!: - like Byron said.
Interesting helmet, I'd never seen it before and always wondered
why it was never discussed or displayed. Maybe it's been hidden in
some guy's private collection ?
Quote:Now the one on the upper right of this page is bang on for a tribune's helmet IMHO (Thanks to Byron for pointing the place out):Why so ? Because the brow somewhat resembles the Italic 'A' ? That's a good point.
http://www.armatureromane.com/corazzerepubblicane.html#
Too bad it may only work for an Augustan tribune, IMO.
~Theo
Jaime