Roman Eagle belt plate

[Crispvs]

Ah, that could be slightly tricky.

I know of one or two people who can do wolf and twins, head and cornucopiae, and acanthus leaves. However, I do not know of anyone who does chasing animals plates. Add to that the fact that most people who make any of the four standard figural type 'B' plates insist on casting them, rather than stamping and then chasing them as most of the originals were and the fact that none of them seem to do round or borderless type 'B' plates, let alone Vindonissa thunderbolts and suddenly the chances of doing an accurate reconstruction seem fairly remote. That is, as long as you were keen on replicating the possible actual weight of the belt and thus the pressure on the buckle.
I suspect that stamped plates, if they are available anywhere, might end up being quite expensive.

I would be very keen to hear about it though, if you do manage to get a good reconstruction together and test it properly.

Crispvs