03-18-2012, 09:46 PM
To make things worse, "X" patterns had been popular on Southwest Asian vexilla for the last thousand years. In a Roman context I would guess that the coin shows the numeral rather than just a X-shaped pattern, but I don't know enough about Roman banners and Crassus' force composition to be sure.
Nullis in verba
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
