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[Crispvs]

I liked the details of the combat damage to the helmet of the soldier in the foreground of the first picture, as well as the blood on the sword and the centurio's pteruges. It's good to be reminded from time to time that things do not remain in pristine condition for very long in battle.<br>
I have one or two issues with the auxiliary infantryman in the second picture though. Although Trajan's Column does show scarves worn like this, I think that the soldier would probably, in reality, have worn it under his mail to save the rings from irritating his neck and would certainly have worn it under the sword baldric, which would otherwise end up rubbing painfully against his neck. I think that the helmet, too, would date to some time after the Dacian wars. The helmet that Robinson used for the modern reconstruction had had its neck guard cut away and holes punched around the entire circumferance at a later stage in history to that within which it must have entered service. Thus it cannot be given a secure 'entry' date in the early second century. The crossed reinforcements however, are of a much more developed form than those of the Berzobis (dating to the Dacian campaigns) and Hebron (probably dating the some years after the Dacian wars) helmets and more closely resemble reinforcements found on the so called Cavalry types 'D' and 'E', dating to the later second or possibly even third century as well as reinforcments of similar date from places such as Corbridge.<br>
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Hope this seems constructive.<br>
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