Number of dagger belt plates 1st half 1st c.

[Crispvs]

Brian,

You say you have read Morel and Bosman's article. Fine, but so have both Christian and I. It does say quite plainly that the well's contents were thoroughly sifted, hence the finding of the suspension ring and terminal expansion. I am sure any further belt plates would have turned up as well.
As I said above, it is possible that the plates were spaced out, but I think the deliberate shortening of one plate argues against that and argues instead for the plates being placed close together.

As to 'bling', don't let modern desire or assumptions blind you to what the evidence tells us. Whilst we cannot be 100% sure, the evidence we do have does suggest less, rather than more plates. Also, arguing on the basis of something you have made yourself, regardless of the technical expertise involved is, by definition, circular and our arguments should always be based on the evidence of antiquity.

Crispvs