12-15-2005, 12:22 PM
For those who have commented about wishing they had the money to buy this helmet, a friend of mine bought another, yet unpublished one at an incredibly cheap price at the Stuttgart coin show. The dealer dealt in Roman things, but had no idea it was Roman. In is in the USA now, and I hope to get photos soon.
"Insider" info strongly suggests the helmet discussed now is a very recent find from the balkans, as are so many newly offered helmets. The "been in private collection since the 1970's" ploy is often used in these circumstances to deflect the obvious fact that it is modern "loot" taken from archaological sites that can no longer be protected due to the chaos in that region.
"Insider" info strongly suggests the helmet discussed now is a very recent find from the balkans, as are so many newly offered helmets. The "been in private collection since the 1970's" ploy is often used in these circumstances to deflect the obvious fact that it is modern "loot" taken from archaological sites that can no longer be protected due to the chaos in that region.