Helmet question

[Lucius Galerius Falconius]

Sorry, if I'm not allowed permission to this person's avatar thingy.

But is there any evidence of those feathers sticking on the side of the plume?

I think Alexander the Great had those but I dunno about Romans.

[Matthew Amt]

Oh, yeah, a number of surviving helmets have feather tubes at the sides. And at least a couple grave stones show the feathers, Caius Castricius for one, if I am remembering correctly. He's probably shown in the RomanArmy.com database.

Vale,

Matthew

[Peroni]

From memory..

Coolus E from Walbrook (brass)
Coolus E from Nijmegen (brass)
Coolus E from Xanten (brass)
Coolus G from Drusenheim (brass)
Gallic A from Eich has holes for feathers in the browguard (iron)
Gallic F from Besancon (iron)
Gallic I from Aquincum (brass)
Gallic I from Mainz (brass)
Gallic I from Guttmann collection (brass)
Gallic I from Wijk bij Duurstede (brass)

It's also possible that the Coolus I from Mulheim had something similar too as there are remains of a side fitting that are not related to the browguard rivet holes.

All these helmets in use during the first century have side plume attachments.

As Matt stated above we have Caius Castrcius (early second century from Aquincum(budapest) but there is also a grave stele from Pula in Croatia dated to the second half of the first century that shows side plumes. and a horsehair crest (along with a very well-carved belt and pugio).