Late Roman helmet crests

[TITVS SABATINVS AQVILIVS]

Thank you, even if red feathers would be more appropriate, but I liked the black ones...
About the shape of the crest I've copied it also from Missorium of Valentinianus I, Mosaics of S. Maria Maggiore in Roma, Codex Ambrosianus, relief of Dunapentele in Hungary. About applying that crest on a Burgh Castle helmet instead of an Intercisa or Augst (that actually present slots even if differently positioned) because this Costantinus' coin, you surely know it, convinced me for the heavy infantry unit of Iulianus' Primani (hoping to do a good thing, of course... :wink: ):



I'm just forgetting, the soldier on the Primani logo is not real: is gotten by doctoring various pieces of pics in Photoshop... Anyway, we have in project to make six of that kind of helmets, all crested (possibly made by us) in time for the (many) next summer "late" events hock: .

Though, maybe that with such crests we will can not do a decent "testudo/fulkum"!

Of course if your present crew does not understand the importance of re-enacting in a group like your Cohors I Gallica and is going to leave, if you want, you will can always have a place in our line at the late events, but I think you will surely not need of that!

Vale,