Armatura della Colchide

[Theodosius the Great]

Assuming that a so splendid armour (if original) was property of a very high level officer, it was certanly for parade and not for war. But... triumphs and parades were made in Rome, not in Colchide !! why the armour was there?
Further it is very strange that it is from brass. This metal was never used for weaponary, I think that the lorica of an emperor was from silver not from bronze or brass.

Good points. If the armor is original (which I too doubt) maybe it isn't really Roman. It could be Armenian. Armenians were partially Romanised and their cavalry too, IIRC, wore face masks as did some Persian cavalry. Brass may have been good enough for an Armenian king or officer, who knows. (Just wild speculation )

~Theo