Will The Real Legio XIV Please Stand Up!

[Peroni]

And to mix this up a bit more: Two of the three semi-cylindrical scutums on the Mainz group look more like curved versions of the Doncaster shield. And the way they're being held suggests, to me, a vertical handgrip.

There is no way you would want to march with a curved (semi-cylindrical)shield with a vertical grip! Think about it! :wink:


I have seen and handled the Doncaster shield remains.

The flange of the boss is flat and there is no shaping to the edge of the 'cup' portion therefore suggesting a flat board. (Unlike the bosses from Nijmegen and Aalen).

Basically Buckland suggested a 4ft x 2ft board (consistent with the shield cover dimensions from Valkenberg)

Then we have the off-set position of the boss. It isn't placed centrally!

The grip bar is Far too long to be a horizontal grip IMO, given that the evidence from the boss suggests a flat board.