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Late Roman helmet crests
TITVS SABATINVS AQVILIVS Offline
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10-19-2006, 12:35 PM
Quote:'The shorter the leather straps are, the better will they work'


Yes it makes sense. Also because a transversal crest on such tipology of helmet looked very, very bad! Big Grin Then, if longitudinal, and considering the position of the buckles, it can seem that the crest size match to the small crest of the Costantinus' coin above (and to the small crests seen in several relieves), even if it looks like an artistic convention to create room for the text...

Do you know if were used thin bronze (or other metal) wires, instead of leather straps to fix the crest?

Valete,
TITVS/Daniele Sabatini

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Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by aitor iriarte - 10-18-2006, 03:49 PM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by aitor iriarte - 10-18-2006, 05:05 PM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by aitor iriarte - 10-18-2006, 06:03 PM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by Conal - 10-19-2006, 09:29 AM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by aitor iriarte - 10-19-2006, 10:15 AM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by Conal - 10-19-2006, 11:36 AM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by aitor iriarte - 10-19-2006, 11:53 AM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by Conal - 10-19-2006, 11:59 AM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by aitor iriarte - 10-19-2006, 12:02 PM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by TITVS SABATINVS AQVILIVS - 10-19-2006, 12:35 PM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by Conal - 10-19-2006, 01:47 PM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by aitor iriarte - 10-19-2006, 06:15 PM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by Conal - 10-20-2006, 08:17 AM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by Peroni - 10-20-2006, 08:35 AM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by aitor iriarte - 10-20-2006, 09:24 AM
Re: Late Roman helmet crests - by Conal - 10-20-2006, 11:20 AM

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