a new Imperial Gallic \"I\" helmet

[markusaurelius]

What you are seeing is not the patina of the surface but the overstanding encroustation. To see the patina beneath, you can enlarge pic 2.jpg. Look above all where the ear protection is broken, you can see the original patina.

That to me looks like the "paint"/covering they put on the metal is flaking off. I've never seen any kind of encrustation on an original artifact looking like that (and I've handled hundreds), with the brass underneath that smooth and clean. If anything the "patina" looks identical to the these man made patinas on Fake artifacts.

http://www.collector-antiquities.com/478/

http://www.collector-antiquities.com/319/

I'm not surprise the deepeka is identical simply because is a copy of the Aquincum, which is -as I said- very very close to this I'm showing

Its not just very close. Its identical to the example you showed. The example you are presenting has every feature identical to the Deepeeka helmet. Including, but not limited to the following: Crest holder (With the same cut/slot), Cheek pieces, Eyebrow decoration, neck guard trim, neck guard handle, Base of neck ridges (x3), plum tubes, rivet sizes etc.

The Deepeeka has many errors when compared to the original Aquincum helmet. So it in fact is not a very good copy of the original Aquincum helmet.

-The original has no trim around the neck guard & a much sharper corner edge.
-The eyebrow decorations are shaped differently
-Cheek pieces have a different shape (cheep bone protrusion and chin extension), and different shaped decoration/dishing (dishing looks different, and is much closer to the bottom edge on the original.
-Crest knob shaped differently
-And last but not least. The original looks hand made. IE it has off center rivets, and other errors that are common or hand made pieces.