Hadrianic Cingulum

[Velites77]

more i look at the available sources and more i'm inclined toward a belt with short apron and reduced width respect to the I century examples, but still complete of pugio frogs and completely covered with plates, my biggest doubt is about the style of plates to use...at the moment i'm just selecting some manifactures and i'm very inclined toward armamentaria in the u.k

i have a waist size of 88 cm, how many plates i will require for my belt?

the number of plates probably will influence my choice as some kind are much more expensive than others