09-05-2007, 01:39 PM
Fabius,
I would do it the other way around. Ie: no pugio with the Hebron helmet and a belt with openwork plates (not the first century belt plate types which would have been long forgotten by the 130s) but possibly a Kunzing style pugio with the Niedermoemter helmet and vtere felix belt.
I think the various elements of the Lyon find (dating to the early 190s) and the Newstead / Niedermoemter combination would be about right and I think this would have continued for some way into the third century before the ring buckle belt took over completely and segmentata dropped out of use (as far as we can tell anyway).
Crispvs
I would do it the other way around. Ie: no pugio with the Hebron helmet and a belt with openwork plates (not the first century belt plate types which would have been long forgotten by the 130s) but possibly a Kunzing style pugio with the Niedermoemter helmet and vtere felix belt.
I think the various elements of the Lyon find (dating to the early 190s) and the Newstead / Niedermoemter combination would be about right and I think this would have continued for some way into the third century before the ring buckle belt took over completely and segmentata dropped out of use (as far as we can tell anyway).
Crispvs
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