Helmets for Standard Bearers

[Crispvs]

If I am not mistaken the stelae referred to above are those of Gaius Valerius Secundus and Quintus Luccius Faustus, both of Leg XIIII GMV from Mainz. It has often been pointed out that one of these stones is likely to have been copied from the other and the rendering of the thing visible over the right shoulder has not survived the copying process very well. That said, neither stone is in a good enough condition (if it ever was) to demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt precisely what the thing on the shoulder is, although a masked helmet within the head of the animal skin is a strong possibility. This is why I rarely make special mention to the public of the masked helmets that Peronis mentioned above, but also why I do not jump up and down and rant about making assumptions at my good friend and comiles the signifer, who actually finds hot days in the masked helmet and bearskin an unpleasant experience and tends to get a bit hot and bothered (with some justification).<br>
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