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Roman helmet on auction Genuine or Fake?
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It is said to be of iron, so the fittings must be bronze. In this case the patina looks suspicious even on the two different metals.
I would tend to think it's a fake.

At least it found its way into the DAI Database:

arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/objekt/222172

Greets
Andreas Gagelmann
Berlin, Germany
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Re: Roman helmet on auction Genuine or Fake? - by Decebalus - 10-18-2011, 12:30 PM

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