11-12-2018, 02:54 PM
(11-07-2018, 04:05 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote:(11-07-2018, 03:03 PM)Flavivs Aetivs Wrote: 89-104 is the J's dating.
How is it possible to be that exact?
We don't have a date for the construction of the fortress (beyond some time Domitian-Hadrian), or dates for the various garrison units, and we don't know which legion used this helmet. The 100-125 approximate date comes from Travis & Travis Roman Helmets, and appears to be largely on stylistic grounds alone.
I believe it was a mix of Coin Dating and other contextual evidence.
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