Legionary shield markings...

[jvrjenivs]

Hi Adrian,

in fact we know very little about shield designs. We know a bunch of designs from different relief's, steles, etc. Trajans column is one of the main sources. I haven't come across anything about background colour in general, not to say a combination with the legions deities.

Then about the merchants you mention. I've done business with both Medieval Arms (which also ships from Germany under the Aus-omas-truhe brand). They also have some ebay listening, which are even cheaper as their main site items. But not all is listed there. They are fine to do business with. Products are mainly deepeeka, so the same you can get through Battlemerchant, Armamentaria, Armae, Armillum and many others. Some of their products are even worse, as you say. They're a warehouse seller, so don't expect to good information about the object, but if you know where you're looking for, they are indeed cheap.